Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 5:01:04 GMT -6
St. Louis County corrections officers seek pay increase and respect
CLAYTON • St. Louis County corrections officers are seeking respect and, with that, a complementary pay raise for a job they say requires them to function as peace officers, psychologists, social workers, educators and counselors.
The officers’ cause received a boost Tuesday evening when the County Council agreed to schedule a Committee of the Whole meeting to formally listen to their pitch for a salary increase.
Lt. William Bradford, a county jail veteran of 30-plus years, went one step further by inviting council members to visit the justice center to observe firsthand the working conditions officers encounter on a daily basis.
“Come over and see what we do,” Bradford told the council, pausing to set up the punch line.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-corrections-officers-seek-pay-increase-and-respect/article_4f60e445-9619-59eb-b9f3-bdd363a0023f.html
CLAYTON • St. Louis County corrections officers are seeking respect and, with that, a complementary pay raise for a job they say requires them to function as peace officers, psychologists, social workers, educators and counselors.
The officers’ cause received a boost Tuesday evening when the County Council agreed to schedule a Committee of the Whole meeting to formally listen to their pitch for a salary increase.
Lt. William Bradford, a county jail veteran of 30-plus years, went one step further by inviting council members to visit the justice center to observe firsthand the working conditions officers encounter on a daily basis.
“Come over and see what we do,” Bradford told the council, pausing to set up the punch line.
Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-corrections-officers-seek-pay-increase-and-respect/article_4f60e445-9619-59eb-b9f3-bdd363a0023f.html