The Stockton City Council appointed its collective bargaining team but postponed adoption of negotiating guidelines after the Stockton Police Officers Association warned the proposal could infringe on constitutional rights.
The city’s labor relations team includes the chief negotiator and human resources representatives and would be authorized to reach tentative agreements with nine employee organizations subject to council ratification, including the union representing sworn police officers and sergeants in the Stockton Police Department.
Other employee organizations the city is preparing to engage in collective bargaining with include Stockton City Employees’ Association, Mid-Management/Supervisory Level, Operations and Maintenance, Trades and Maintenance, and Water Supervisory Unit. The city also plans to bargain with the Stockton Firefighters Local 456, the Stockton Fire Management Unit, and the Stockton Police Management Association…