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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 3 MIN

Steve Watt: Police Association President on the new pay bump being promised to officers

from Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · host Newstalk ZB

The Police Association says a new pay offer doesn't meet struggling officers' needs. The union says they'd effectively get a 0.6 percent bump, with nothing for managers. Police Association President Steve Watt says the impacted officers have found this offer 'tough' to accept, given the demands of the job.  "We've asked for five percent, we understand that CPI is still to come out, but we understand that the CPI figure is going to be around that four to five percent. And the reality is, for our members, anything under CPI is essentially a pay cut."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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