Orlando police union calls for higher pay for officers
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police officers say the city's proposed salary increase doesn't reflect the work officers do. There are now 62 sworn office...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police officers say the city's proposed salary increase doesn't reflect the work officers do. There are now 62 sworn officer vacancies within the department, which comes out to about 7% of the department's staff. The union said pay is a big issue for filling those openings. They believe pay should be on par with larger cities in Florida, such as Tampa, which just approved an 18.5% pay increase over the next three years. On Wednesday, the city came to the table and offered a 2% raise in salary starting in October, and a 0% raise each of the next two years.