“There is no question that the degradation of discourse around policing and police funding, the lack of accountability in our justice system, and the significant increase in drug, gang, and gun violence have all played a part in escalating the danger for our profession.”
Chicago, Illinois has a new mayor as of May whose campaign focused on defunding police.
The police department is "already down nearly two thousand officers," the union added. "We cannot sustain a mass exodus of manpower. Our pension fund cannot handle that exodus either longterm." It concluded that voters had seven days to "save the city."
Despite the union's warning Johnson defeated Vallas 51% to 49%.
Vallas' campaign focused on the city's crime problem and he promised to hire hundreds of officers. He was backed by Chicago's Lodge 7 Fraternal Order of Police.
Johnson, a Cook County Commissioner and a Teachers Union organizer, advocated defunding police in 2020.
Chicago, Illinois has a new mayor as of May whose campaign focused on defunding police.
The police department is "already down nearly two thousand officers," the union added. "We cannot sustain a mass exodus of manpower. Our pension fund cannot handle that exodus either longterm." It concluded that voters had seven days to "save the city."
Despite the union's warning Johnson defeated Vallas 51% to 49%.
Vallas' campaign focused on the city's crime problem and he promised to hire hundreds of officers. He was backed by Chicago's Lodge 7 Fraternal Order of Police.
Johnson, a Cook County Commissioner and a Teachers Union organizer, advocated defunding police in 2020.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Johnson said on March 27 that he will not cut “one penny” from CPD’s budget.