Seattle City Council approves police contract despite calls for delayed vote
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(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve a new contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild that provides retroactive pay increases for the past three years. Seattle police officers will soon see a compounded 24% wage increase as a result of the contract’s approval. More specifically, officers will see increases of 1.3% retroactive to 2021, 6.4% retroactive to 2022, and 15.3% retroactive to 2023. These wage increases are the first for...

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