On Monday, Nov. 3, the Commission approved an agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) to provide dispatchers a temporary retention payment as an incentive for experienced personnel to stay until the pay increase begins, while they continue to address the staffing shortage.
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Protecting 4.9 GHz for Public Safety
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.Recent Posts
- Lyon County Emergency Communications pushes on after fielding stretch of abusive calls Thursday (KS)
- Flagler County Sheriff’s Office awarded nearly $5.8 million for public safety technology upgrades (FL)
- County to use virtual phone assistant for non-emergency calls – Oregon Observer (WI)
- ‘We have to hear the screams’: Calif. dispatchers address the mental toll of the job – Police1 (CA)
- Fairview more than doubles public safety fee | The Outlook (OR)

