The total number of officers who left the department through November, including retirees, is about 3,200. In two of those situations, we broke the citys pattern. Earlier this year, the chief of police in Aurora, Colo., needed to find a few dozen officers to join his force. The PBA, which represents 24,000 officers, is currently operating under a contract that expired in 2017 while awaiting a decision from an independent arbitrator and panel on the terms of its next contract. But the mayor praised the deal as "something that is healthy for the city of New York." As a result, NYC police officers havent seen raises or adjustments for inflation in half a decade. The PBA complains of significant givebacks, including costlier health care and changes to annuities. Arbitration is like a court case. New York City's police unions have been among the most vocal opponents of reforms in Albany, including calls to reform the state's tight restrictions on the disciplinary records of officers . NYS PERB Arbitration Panels Listed below are the arbitration panels administered by PERB. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site. The AAA Construction Industry Arbitration Rules outlines 4 separate construction arbitration proceedings that depend on the dollar amount in controversy, as well as the dispute at hand. Feb 2014 - Jul 20146 months. Since all the unions were under expired contracts, Fusco said, Lynch could have taken the bull by the horns and set the pattern ourselves., If I had been in office, I certainly would have tried to sit down with Mayor Bloomberg four or five years ago and tried to get my members under contract, Fusco said.