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Originally Posted by cllew
If I am not mistaken WPD is having problems hiring cadets to the amount they can under the collective agreement with the Police Association. Not sure what the current level is but back in the spring of 2015 according to a Free Press article the union allowed 200 cadets to be hired but WPD was able to only hire 40.
Currently they start off at $16.24 per hour and go to $17.49 after 2080 hours of service (about 1 year). You don't get rich being a cadet.
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There's a lot of weird pay discrepancies within the City. Some jobs seem to be fairly underpaid, and some are very overpaid. Lifeguards start at $18.42 an hour (everyone is part time temporary, at least). Office cleaners for City Hall and police stations are $16.02 an hour. $16.24 is basically paying peanuts for what is a reasonably tough job. How many cadets actually end up as police officers?