Former Police Officer, Firefighter and U.S. Marine Travis Howze understands the severe impact of Post Traumatic Stress and has turned his recovery into an empowering, educational presentation.
Save the date for this year’s POLC/GELC Annual Labor Conference at a relaxing lakeside venue in scenic Traverse City and get the latest Union news in the Winter 2026 Police Officers Journal.
NAPO issued a letter of support to the House of Representatives for the Fuel the Force Act, H.R. 7210, which would provide $100,000 in annual federal income tax exclusion to full-time federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who remain on the job for 5 years or more. The Fuel the Force Act would play a vital role in ending the recruitment and retention crisis for agencies nationwide.
New three-year agreement expires June 30, 2028.
Wages:
3% increase effective July 1, 2025.
3% increase effective July 1, 2026.
3% increase effective July 1, 2027.
*Established a new Crew Leader position in the CBA with a starting pay of $23.89 hourly.
Fringe Benefits: Sick Time was modified to conform to the Earned Sick Time Act.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Orchard Lake Police have been POLC members for quite some time now and their last contract really brought home the reasons why. The group received 13 percent pay increases and a plethora of other exceptional enhancements.
“It was 13 percent for the 3 years. We did awesome – (POLC Labor Rep.
Oakland Community College (OCC) Campus Public Safety Officers received several considerable enhancements in their recent contract after the POLC fought for them in binding arbitration.
The Union and Employer had agreed to a 3-year term for their new contract after their prior collective bargaining agreement expired June 30, 2024.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Chippewa County Corrections Officers were impressed with not only what they heard about the Police Officers Labor Council (POLC), but, more importantly, what they saw.
The 18-member group voted to switch representation in June 2025 after Local Union Board members did their research.
“Out of everyone that participated, it was unanimous.
Michigan’s Attorney General issued a formal legal opinion declaring the House Appropriations Committee used an unconstitutional mechanism to cancel nearly $645 million in previously approved “work project” funding.
Dana Nessel’s Jan. 7, 2026 opinion is in response to the committee’s December 2025 action.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor, with excerpts from NLEOMF
The number of Law Enforcement Officers who died in the line of duty nationwide in 2025 decreased 25 percent compared to 2024, a notably historic 80-year low for officer fatalities, according to preliminary data gathered by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
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