Suffolk cop deal no break from arbitration
Photo credit: Ed Betz | A Suffolk police car sits in front of the West Babylon home. (Dec. 12, 2011)
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The proposed police contract slated to be decided by the Suffolk County Legislature today is like a big sandwich cookie.
The top layer is made of savings -- tens of millions of dollars Suffolk won't have to spend in police back pay.
At the bottom are even greater savings, because new police hires will take longer to earn top pay rates that will be reduced from their current levels.
The...
