Stratford Reaches Police Contract Settlement
STRATFORD, Conn. — November 12, 2026 — Mayor David Chess announced that the Town of Stratford and the Stratford Police Union, Local 407, have reached a settlement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The contract establishes a pension for Stratford police officers, making our Town competitive with neighboring communities and giving the department the stability it needs to recruit and retain qualified officers. Stratford officers hired since 2012 have served without a pension, while many neighboring towns offered one. That gap has made it harder to attract candidates and too easy for trained officers to leave for nearby departments. Each departure costs the town an average of $120,000, including more costly recruitment, more time spent training a replacement, and more…