The president of Dallas’ largest police union says he’s upset with how negotiations between the city of Dallas and police and fire associations are going It comes as both sides work to reach an agreement before the current contract expires on September 30. Sean Pease, president of the Dall as Police Association, said Thursday he’s not seeing progress in negotiations. “I’m incredibly upset about it, incredibly,” Pease said. DPA is the largest of the six police and fire unions meeting with city leaders to set wages, benefits and working conditions for uniformed city employees, called meet-and-confer agreements. Where agreements typically last 2-3 years, Dallas is currently on a one-year contract with its uniformed employees, approved by Dallas City Council last February. “We called it a band-aid contract,” Pease said. On Thursday, DPA was joined by the National Latino Law Enforcement Officers (NLLEO) Dallas Chapter in expressing concern about the current meet and confer process. Juan Hernandez, president of NLLEO, said “there was no negotiation”, describing the city as focused on finalizing numbers for the expected city budget release in early August. The Dallas Fire Fighters Association on Thursday said negotiations this year “present challenges unlike any previously experienced in Dallas”, according to a statement from IAFF Local 58 president Chris Peterson. “The unusual circumstance resulted largely from City Charter amendments,” Peterson said, referring to Proposition S and U, approved by voters in 2024. “The Association has honored its commitment to this process. We expect the City to demonstrate that same commitment by negotiating in good faith and working toward a timely, fair and sustainable agreement.” Pease says the city needs more progress in the voter-approved requirement that DPD reach a 4000 officer staffing level and make the department among the top 5 in the region for total compensation. Pease says each of the three proposals negotiators for DPA have presented to the city has been met by the same counteroffer, signaling the city’s reluctance to negotiate, according to Pease. “If the audience that I’m receiving at City Hall is not listening, then it’s time to look for a different audience to hear our pleas,” Pease said. A city of Dallas spokesperson acknowledged staff was working on a response for this story, but none was provided at the time of publishing. ...read more read less