Public Newsroom #26: Decoding Chicago’s Police Union Contract

6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police union contract with the city expired June 30 of this year. In addition to exploring City Bureau’s latest Tracker Project—the #FOPtracker—we’ll have Chicago-based journalist Adeshina Emmanuel in the Public Newsroom for a presentation on his reporting around the city’s collective bargaining agreement with police. This hands-on workshop with break down and demystify the police union contract as the city negotiates a new agreement with police in the coming weeks. We’ll also have experts weigh in to give Chicagoans a better understanding of how the Fraternal Order of Police impacts, affects and influences police accountability locally and nationwide.

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