10 July 2024
Police officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of their Federation representatives campaigning for collective bargaining on pay.
More than 50,000 officers responded to a poll run by the Police Federation of England and Wales asking them whether they should pursue negotiation with binding arbitration when determining police pay.
And an astonishing 97.7% of those polled agreed that the PFEW should pursue such rights.
Calum Macleod, PFEW National Secretary, said: “This strong mandate from the membership sets us up to negotiate with the new government a fair and binding pay mechanism.
“Thank you to those who participated. PFEW’s National Council and National Board will begin creating a campaign for the introduction of a fair and binding pay mechanism on the behalf of our members.
“We realise a political agreement to change process can take time, but a new Government allows us the opportunity to take a fresh view on those issues that matter most to our members. We will keep you updated with progress.”
The poll, which ran from 3-21 June for Federated members, received 50,103 responses, with 97.7% in favour of wanting PFEW to campaign for collective bargaining with binding arbitration.