Tag: Edinburg United Police Officers Association

EDINBURG — The city confirmed Tuesday that police chief Cesar Torres was placed on administrative leave Monday.  “But as previously mentioned the city of Edinburg...

A neutral arbitrator has ruled that Edinburg police chief Cesar Torres reassigned two police officers from investigative positions to patrol in retaliation for opposing...

EDINBURG — On Friday, Edinburg Police Chief Cesar Torres sat in the same city council chambers where he accepted the job as the city's...

A federal judge has ordered the city of Edinburg to arbitrate a breach of contract claim levied by two officers who allege they were...

A lawsuit filed against the city of Edinburg by one of the two police unions there will remain in federal court. U.S. District Judge Micaela...

A lawsuit filed against the city of Edinburg by one of the two police unions there will remain in federal court. U.S. District Judge Micaela...

The city of Edinburg has removed a lawsuit filed by one of two police unions in the city that alleges discrimination based on union activity from state court to federal court. The Edinburg United Police Officers Association filed the lawsuit, which claims Chief Cesar Torres demoted several officers after taking the job of top cop here because they opposed his proposal to open the unexpired collective bargaining agreement to allow Torres to hire outside the Edinburg Police Department for the assignment of assistant chief. The litigation involves several police officers who are seeking arbitration, reinstatement to their positions and pay they lost when reassigned. Read the full story at themonitor.com

The city of Edinburg has removed a lawsuit filed by one of two police unions in the city that alleges discrimination based on union activity from state court to federal court. The Edinburg United Police Officers Association filed the lawsuit, which claims Chief Cesar Torres demoted several officers after taking the job of top cop here because they opposed his proposal to open the unexpired collective bargaining agreement to allow Torres to hire outside the Edinburg Police Department for the assignment of assistant chief. The litigation involves several police officers who are seeking arbitration, reinstatement to their positions and pay they lost when reassigned. Read the full story at themonitor.com

The Edinburg Police Organization announced Thursday that it is not associated with the Edinburg United Police Officer Associations' lawsuit against the city and its president further clarified that the organization feels the litigation is detrimental to the department as a whole. "There are two (2) unions in Edinburg. Us (represented by the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas) and EUPOA (represented by the Texas Municipal Police Association)," the Edinburg Police Organization board of directors said in a statement posted on Facebook. "Our three (3) year contract with the city expires this year which means this year the bargaining union (EUPOA) should start negotiating with the city for (the) next contract, instead they chose to sue The City of Edinburg and Chief of Police." EUPOA, the older union of the two, filed a lawsuit on April 9, alleging that Chief Cesar Torres discriminated against officers for participating in union activity and for opposing his proposal to hire an officer outside the department for the job of assistant chief. The city hasn't yet filed a response to the lawsuit. Read the full story at themonitor.com.