Police unions secure pay raises in contract agreements with cities.

Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD's largest police union have reached a tentative agreement that would increase the starting salaries of rookie cops by over $12,000. The eight-year agreement, which must be approved by the Police Benevolent Association's 23,000 members, would also give officers a 3.5% raise this August and a 4% raise next August, on top of back pay for the six years they worked without a contract. The deal could help the department attract and retain cops amid dwindling recruitment numbers and departures on the force.