New York City can terminate union-mandated paid “release time” for police officers involved in a ticket-fixing scheme, a divided state appeals panel has ruled, vacating a preliminary injunction imposed on the city by a lower court judge pending a separate arbitration proceeding.
A 3-2 panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, ruled Tuesday in Patrolmen’s Benevolent Assn. v. City of New York, 113039/11, that the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA), the union representing the officers, is not likely to prevail in the arbitration.
