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Judge: Police body-camera expansion violates Illinois labor laws
A judge says that the Chicago Police Department broke Illinois labor laws when it failed to negotiate the expansion of its body-camera program with the local Fraternal Order of Police union, and has issued a recommendation order advising the city “to begin a dialogue, as required by state law, on safety and disciplinary matters surrounding the 2017 body camera expansion.” The recommendation must be adopted by the state’s Labor Relations Board to have any real impact, according to the Tribune, but FOP president Kevin Graham hailed the ruling as “an exceptional win for our members.” [Tribune]
