Amid public tensions over a contract for the Milwaukee’s police officers, the department’s chief called for “just compensation” and said he had talked with Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman issued a statement in support of a raise for the city’s officers on July 31, days after the union for rank-and-file officers lambasted Johnson for his approach to negotiations on a new contract.
Those negotiations have stretched on for nearly three years, as the city and Milwaukee Police Association, the union for officers, have been working on a contract that expired at the end of 2022.
“There are no words to express my personal gratitude for their daily sacrifices as I know that this calling is no easy task,” Norman said in a statement. “It is an honor and a privilege to lead our members of MPD, and I believe their steadfast service warrants just compensation.”
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