The Seattle police officers’ union filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint July 25 over a mayoral order requiring officers wear body cameras.
The organization, known as SPOG, issued a press release stating that the order was a “clear violation of state law,” although the union was quick to point out that it was not opposed to body cameras.
Under the executive order, bicycle officers in the West Precinct would be the first to begin using the body cameras, followed by all patrol officers in the precinct. The rollout would then proceed one precinct at a time. ...