A new case study from the National Institute on Retirement Security has been published. It examines how taking away pensions from public safety workers, like firefighters and police officers, in the T...
It’s time for us begin accepting nominations for this year’s POAM Officer of the Year Award! Each year, POAM honors police officers that have dutifully and courageously handled less-than-i...
POAM supports those who support us! Dick Garber has been a real friend to POAM and its members. Because we are thankful for his loyalty to POAM, we couldn’t say no when asked to be part of an ...
POAM expects legislation to be introduced that goes further than the task force report, potentially impacting the benefits you have been promised. This rally will be co-hosted by all public safety org...
In November, U.S. House Leadership unveiled their proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code, a major legislative priority for Congressional Leaders and the White House. The House Ways and Means Committee...
POAM has been and is in the process of meeting with state representatives, senators and the governor’s office. POAM is working on your behalf and standing up for our core principles. At this point,...
From the Detroit Free Press Editorial Board “No. Just … no. That’s nearly all we can say in response to Senate Bill 594, legislation sponsored by state Senate Majority Leader Arlan M...
Kate wanted to do something to cheer them up, so she went to the famous American song-writer Irving Berlin (who also wrote White Christmas) and asked him to write a song that would make Americans fe...
All the units (five, Deputy, Deputy Command, corrections, corrections command and dispatch) are three year contracts. Wages for deputy command: 5% 7% 5% Deputy 3% 4.75% 4.75% Dispatch 3% 4.25% 4.25% C...