/tags/austin-police-association Austin Police Association en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:35:45 GMT /austin/2023-09-22/austin-slowly-expands-police-oversight-powers-voters-passed-in-the-spring A resolution approved by council Thursday requires the city to enforce some aspects of Proposition A, including providing investigators with the Office of Police Oversight unrestricted access to police records to review complaints. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:35:45 GMT /austin/2023-09-22/austin-slowly-expands-police-oversight-powers-voters-passed-in-the-spring Luz Moreno-Lozano /crime-justice/2023-05-08/austin-passed-a-sweeping-police-oversight-measure-heres-what-happens-next This story is far from over. Mon, 08 May 2023 19:10:10 GMT /crime-justice/2023-05-08/austin-passed-a-sweeping-police-oversight-measure-heres-what-happens-next Andrew Weber /austin/2023-03-03/hoping-to-retain-staff-austin-gives-police-officers-a-4-raise Officers will see the raise starting next month. If officers stay with the department, they could get a $5,000 bonus next year. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 21:59:50 GMT /austin/2023-03-03/hoping-to-retain-staff-austin-gives-police-officers-a-4-raise Andrew Weber /austin/2020-05-04/city-delays-austin-police-academy-class-to-finish-reviewing-how-courses-are-taught The City of Austin has delayed by about a month the start of the next training academy for incoming police until it can finish an audit of materials used� Mon, 04 May 2020 21:19:53 GMT /austin/2020-05-04/city-delays-austin-police-academy-class-to-finish-reviewing-how-courses-are-taught Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2018-11-09/austin-police-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-with-the-city The City of Austin and the Austin police union have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract.The agreement reached last night would give� Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:46:26 GMT /austin/2018-11-09/austin-police-reach-tentative-contract-agreement-with-the-city Nadia Hamdan /austin/2018-01-30/austins-police-union-is-ready-to-restart-contract-negotiations-with-the-city Austin’s police union says it’s ready to resume contract negotiations after the City Council rejected a new five-year contract in December. In an email to� Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:53:20 GMT /austin/2018-01-30/austins-police-union-is-ready-to-restart-contract-negotiations-with-the-city Andrew Weber /austin/2018-01-24/without-a-police-contract-austins-citizens-review-panel-is-suspended The City of Austin is suspending its Citizens Review Panel, leaving police with less public oversight � at least for now. The move ends 17 years of� Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:12:40 GMT /austin/2018-01-24/without-a-police-contract-austins-citizens-review-panel-is-suspended Trey Shaar /austin/2018-01-11/with-labor-dispute-focused-on-police-austins-ems-union-feels-overlooked Austin police officers aren't the only public safety personnel without an employment contract with the city. For the first time in nearly 10 years, EMS� Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-01-11/with-labor-dispute-focused-on-police-austins-ems-union-feels-overlooked Nadia Hamdan /austin/2018-01-08/without-the-contract-that-created-it-office-collecting-complaints-against-police-still-intact Despite the dissolution of a contract governing its existence, Austin’s Office of the Police Monitor will remain intact for now.The office fields citizen� Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-01-08/without-the-contract-that-created-it-office-collecting-complaints-against-police-still-intact Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2017-12-19/after-council-rejection-austins-police-union-will-let-its-labor-contract-expire The Austin Police Association says it won’t renegotiate its contract with the city before it expires at the end of the month. After months of negotiation,� Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:48:05 GMT /austin/2017-12-19/after-council-rejection-austins-police-union-will-let-its-labor-contract-expire Audrey McGlinchy