Dominica Police officers vow to continue fighting for a 15% pay increase for the 2015 to 2018 triennium

​Police officers have vowed to continue to fight for a 15 percent pay increase from Government, for the 2015 to 2018 triennium. The DLP government has proposed a wage freeze for the period, which was turned down by the Police Welfare Association (PWA).
 
During a meeting held at Police headquarters on Friday 24th March 2017, Police Officers voted unanimously against government’s wage freeze, and said they are in total support for, and in agreement with, the proposal put forward by the executive of the Police Welfare Association.
 
PWA Secretary Corporal David Andrew Jr., explained that the purpose of the meeting was to bring members up to date with what had transpired recently, as regards salary negotiations, and also to discuss comments made by the Chief of Police, regarding allegations of “subversion” by members of the police force.
 
Corporal David Andrew Jr stated, “We can say categorically, that the PWA and its membership denounce any form of subversion. We have no part in any form of subversion, and we were very disappointed and disturbed, by the statements of the Chief of Police. We the members are asking that the Chief retracts his statement and apologize, and if he does not, we will be exploring all our options in that regard”.
 
According to the PWA Secretary, a meeting which was originally planned with the government negotiating team did not materialize, but his members are “in high spirits and united. This was one of the most well-attended meetings in the history of PWA general meetings. The morale of the men is high, and they are standing their ground. What they are saying is that they want their fair share of the pie, (15%); and they stand in solidarity with the PWA executive to achieve that goal.
 
Andrew revealed that in his 16 years as a police officer, he has never before seen that level of unity within the ranks of the police force. He said, “The officers are unified, they are happy and motivated. A police force is supposed to be united. Our goal is always to serve the public, to give that level of safety and security the state requires, and we will never shirk that responsibility”.