The FOP has demanded a 24 percent pay increase over four years and a $3,000-a-year residency stipend to compensate police officers for being forced to live in the city. The union also wants a reduction in merit promotions -- from 20 percent to 16 percent -- and a 5 percent cap on the number of officers who can be detailed out of their assigned units, to prevent manpower at district stations from being depleted.
The union also wants a reduction in merit promotions -- from 20 percent to 16 percent -- and a 5 percent cap on the number of officers who can be detailed out of their assigned units, to prevent manpower at district stations from being depleted.
Starting salaries for Chicago officers are $43,104 annually, and after 25-years, veteran officers can make $78,006. [S-T]