Union Leaders Agree to Police Pay Freeze ; If the Deal to Save Five Jobs Is Approved, Officers Will Be the Only Public-Safety Unit Sacrificing Small Raises.

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Leaders of the city's largest police union have agreed to a tentative one-year labor contract that calls for no wage increase and saves the jobs of five officers.

If members approve the deal, the union would become the sixth in the city to accept a wage freeze in order to avoid layoffs.

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Union Leaders Agree to Police Pay Freeze ; If the Deal to Save Five Jobs Is Approved, Officers Will Be the Only Public-Safety Unit Sacrificing Small Raises.

"We have sacrificed our pay raise for this year and are willing to save police officers' jobs," said David Argitis, president of the Portland Police Benevolent Association. "We didn't ask for a lot and we didn't get...

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