COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — The city approved six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, but Council Bluffs police operate under a separate union contract, so the benefit did not apply to them.
Union President Anthony Fletcher said the department’s current 40-hour limit falls short.
“Those first few weeks are very important in bonding and helping your significant other with the child. It just helps build stronger family ties and bonds, and that was really our goal,” Fletcher said.
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