Crime-ridden Camden, New Jersey - often referred to as the most
dangerous city in the United States—is getting rid of its police
department.
In the latest example of a cash-strapped municipality taking drastic
measures to deal with swollen public sector liabilities and shrinking
budgets, the city plans to disband its 460-member police department and
replace it with a non-union “Metro Division” of the Camden County
Police. Backers of the plan say it will save millions of dollars for
taxpayers while ensuring public safety, but police unions say it is
simply a way to get out of collective bargaining with the men and women
in blue.
“This is definitely a form of union-busting," Camden Fraternal Order
of Police President John Williamson told FoxNews.com. “This method is
unproven and untested, to put your faith in an agency that doesn’t even
[yet] exist.”
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