President of the Police Welfare Association, Cameron Laure, acknowledged that while the association is pleased with aspects of the agreement, not all their goals were met.

Said Laure: “There are certain things that we are satisfied with. We’re disappointed that we did not achieve some things that we thought were necessary and important to police officers.”

He emphasised, however, that there are many elements within the agreement that the PWA supports. “There are a lot of articles in there that we're satisfied with. As soon as we’ve signed the collective agreement, then I will be able to give a more detailed interview and say exactly what it is that we're not satisfied with and what it is that we're happy with.”

The agreement marks the conclusion of negotiations for all protective services on the island and is expected to be formally signed in the coming days.

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre announced the breakthrough during the unveiling of new fire service vehicles on Thursday, July 17th.

“I am told that the Police Welfare Association has agreed to the terms and conditions of work, and they will sign the collective agreement. So we have completed and closed negotiations for all the protective services: all the allowances, all the necessary increases of 13% for the protective services: fire service, police, and others.”

The new deal includes a 13% wage increase spread over two successive triennia — 2022 to 2025 and 2025 to 2028 — aligning with similar agreements signed with other public service unions earlier this year.

The agreement comes after months of strained relations between the PWA and the government.

The Police Welfare Association had previously been one of the final holdouts in the collective bargaining process, with negotiations marked by heated public discourse and concerns over working conditions and remuneration.