On November 15, the IACP held a national call-in day for members to contact their senators regarding S. 2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007. The legislation, which would reduce the effectiveness of the nation’s police agencies, is strongly opposed by the IACP. The call-in day was held in conjunction with other state, tribal, and local organizations such as the National Sheriffs’ Association, the National League of Cities, and the National Association of Counties (NACo).

Briefly, S. 2123 would effectively federalize state and local government labor-management relations and deprive state and local governments of the necessary flexibility to manage their public safety operations in a manner that they choose. By mandating a “one-size-fits-all” approach to labor-management relations, S. 2123 ignores the fact that every jurisdiction has unique needs and therefore requires the freedom to manage its public safety workforce in the manner it has determined to be the most effective.