 | Tax Increase Debatable for Restoring City Employee Pay Cuts
A Memphis City Council contract impasse group is recommending firefighters also get their 4.6 percent pay cut restored. Different committees have recommended the same thing for police and sanitation workers.  Watch Video
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 | Small Victory for Memphis Sanitation Workers
There was a small victory for the union that represents the sanitation workers, but it will be a long time before any city employees could see their salaries restored. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Police Union Claims Conflict with Council Attorney
In the ongoing fight between the Memphis Police Union and the City of Memphis, the union has now filed an ethics complaint against city council lawyer, Allan Wade. Watch Video
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 | Impasse Committee Votes to Restore Police Pay Cut
A Memphis City Council contract impasse committee has voted against Mayor A C Wharton's administration and approved restoring the 4.6 percent pay cut for police.
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 | Union: No More Sanitation Worker Strikes
After two weeks without trash pick up, Republic Services sanitation workers are back in business. The union reached a deal with the company Sunday night. Watch Video
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 | MCS Workers Fighting to Keep Their Jobs
Nearly 800 school custodial workers are angry and shocked they may lose their jobs, without a having a say in the matter. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Sanitation Workers Back on Strike
Sanitation workers with Republic Services went back on strike early Tuesday morning.
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 | Teachers Union Predicts Lawsuit over Diminished Benefits
The union representing Memphis city school teachers wants to teach the Unified School Board a lesson in ABC's, with ABC standing for Another Big Controversy. Fearing premium spikes or cuts to their insurance coverage, the teachers could file yet another lawsuit in the city-county school merger case. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Police Prepare for "Fight of their Lives" in Contract Battle With City
With Memphis Police Association's contract set to expire this summer, Union representatives walked out of the first meeting with City Administrators on Friday.
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 | Police Negotiations Life Lessons for Criminology Students
Criminal Justice is one of the largest departments on the University of Memphis campus, and the battle between the Memphis Police Association and the City of Memphis has made its way into the classroom. Watch Video
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| Trash Delays Expected for Thousands of Mid-Southerners During Sanitation Strike
Your trash may not be picked up on time if you're one of thousands of Mid-Southerners depending on Republic Services/Allied Waste. Watch Video
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 | Police Director Speaks Out Against Union's Billboards
The Memphis Police Association posted billboards that warn visitors, "Enter at your own risk. The city does not support public safety,” two weeks ago. Now, MPD’s top cop is talking publicly about his displeasure with the message. Watch Video
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| Memphis Garbage Workers Agree to Automated Trucks
The union representing Memphis sanitation workers has agreed that the city can move to automated garbage trucks.
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 | 'Temporary' City Employee Pay Cuts Here to Stay
Memphis city employees aren't going to get their money back. Members of the police union say the cuts of more than four and a half percent were only supposed to last one year, but they will go on indefinitely according to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video
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 | Teachers Union Speaks Out Against Unified School District
The road leading toward merged city and county schools is a pot hole riddled trail filled with potential troubles. Now the head of the Memphis Teachers Association is angry the board hasn't considered their ideas about the merger. Watch Video
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 | Police Union Questions Mayor Wharton's Criticism of MPD
Keep your nose out of our business. That's the message to Mayor A C Wharton from the union that represents the Memphis Police Department. Watch Video
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| Plans to Privatize City Sanitation Put on Hold
Call it the calm before the storm. Memphis City Council members were told that a plan to buy out some sanitation workers has been put off for a month and a half. Watch Video
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| Contract Talks Underway between Police Union, City
The head of the Memphis police union is telling officers to "prepare for the fight of their lives."
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 | Bankruptcy Judge Orders Hostess, Union to Mediate
Hostess went to bankruptcy court in New York Monday ready to liquidate, but Twinkies and other favorite snacks might still live on.
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| Is There Hope for Hostess?
On Friday it looked like the Hostess company was finished; stating it was crippled by debt and union demands, the iconic bakery shut its doors. But on Monday, there was renewed hope all that cream-filled goodness would return to store shelves.
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 | Superstorm Sandy Stalls Allied Waste Labor Dispute
Sanitation workers in Memphis continue to work without a contract, thanks in part to Superstorm Sandy.
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 | Union: Injured Cops Forced Back on the Job
The Memphis Police Association claims officers are forced to work even after being injured on the job. Watch Video
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| Hostess Warns of Mass Layoffs amid Nationwide Strike
Hostess workers across the country are on strike, including those at the downtown Memphis plant.
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 | Memphis Police Union: Good Pay Equals Good Cops
It has been a bad public relations nightmare for the Memphis Police Department. Mayor A C Wharton says he's had enough of "bad apples" on the police force and wants to make some big changes to the way cops are recruited in Memphis. Watch Video
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 | Mayor Wharton Demands Change with Police Information
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton's battle with the police department shows no signs of ending. In round two of the feud, Wharton criticized the MPD about its refusal to release information about bad cops to the public. The Memphis Police Association, the union representing the city's officers, sees things differently. Watch Video
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| Strife Continues between Mayor Wharton, Police Union
Memphis Police Association President Mike Williams might not be sending any Christmas cards to Mayor A C Wharton this year. Watch Video
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 | Police Union Head Demands More Attention to PTSD
For a police officer, the most important thing is to go home safe at the end of your shift. The demons that exist in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder however make that impossible. Watch Video
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 | Memphis Fire Department Sickout May Be Related To Pay Cut
The number of Memphis firefighters calling in sick has skyrocketed since a city wide pay cut. Watch Video
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