Question

Cost of Living The City of St. Albans has a unionized police force that is coming up for a contract renewal. The police have one issue: the cost of living increases. During the past 10 years, police officers have received minimal cost of living increases, and this time they want to match what other police forces are making. They claim that their salaries are below the national level. The incoming new police hire earns a salary of $48,200.

Required:
Prepare the data and an argument on behalf of the police officers to support their position.

Answer 1

Police officers are national servants. Their salary needs to be adequate so that they can maintain their standard of living.

Step-by-step explanation:

Police officers should be paid according to their level of skills and expertise. If they are paid below their minimal cost of living then they will feel demotivated and will not be able to justify their job role. They need to be self motivated with their adequate pay so they feel pride to serve the nation. The police officers should be paid equally to the new police hire salary which is $48,200.