DC Police Union

New Executive Order Spells Out Double Pay for Alpha/Bravo

Members,

On April 24, 2026, the Department published EO-26-005, Sworn Scheduling and Leave. For several years, the Department would implement Alpha/Bravo Scheduling (12-hour shifts) in ways that violated members scheduling rights while also failing to properly compensate members for those violations. The Union grieved several of these cases and ultimately, won an order from an arbitrator that compelled MPD to bargain with the Union over a formal Alpha/Bravo schedule.

This new order was the result of the Union’s negotiations for additional pay when the Department implements an Alpha/Bravo schedule.

The new section that addresses this result is in EO-26-005, Section C., titled “Alpha/Bravo.”

This new section spells out three rules regarding Alpha/Bravo schedules:

Only the Chief of Police can implement Alpha/Bravo schedules.
Alpha/Bravo can only be implemented if the department has deployed 20 or more CDU platoons.
If a member is scheduled to work their regularly assigned day off during an Alpha/Bravo deployment, they will be compensated with double pay for all hours worked on their regularly assigned days off.

What this means for members is that if the department has implemented an Alpha/Bravo schedule AND you are working your days off during the Alpha/Bravo schedule, you will be compensated at the rate of double pay for all hours worked on your regularly assigned days off.

If you are not working your day off, but still working hours outside your fixed tour of duty, you will still receive time-and-a-half for all hours outside your fixed tour.

Teletype 05-064-26 for CDU Activation from June 11 through June 15 includes language in the second bullet point that acknowledges this new compensation structure, which states:

Per Executive Order 26-005, effective April 24, 2026, the Department will adhere to Article 24 and Article 30 of the Labor Agreement regarding overtime and penalty pay. In addition, any member who works on the member’s regularly assigned day off during the Alpha/Bravo period covered by this Teletype shall be compensated with an additional amount of half time penalty pay for all hours worked on the member’s regularly assigned day off, which is in addition to any overtime or penalty pay required under Article 24, Section 1 of the Labor Agreement.


There are additional teletypes for other deployments throughout the summer that will contain Alpha/Bravo deployments as well as this above language.

If you have any questions about this new policy or have concerns about being properly compensated during an Alpha/Bravo deployment, please contact your Chief Steward.

Union and City Agree to Begin Contract Negotiations

Members,

The Union and City leadership have officially signed ground rules with the District of Columbia that will govern our negotiations for a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In simple terms, the CBA is the contract that determines your pay, benefits, working conditions, overtime rules, protections, and many of the rights you have on the job. This new agreement will replace our current contract once it is successfully negotiated and ratified.

Our current contract expires on September 30, 2026. Because of this deadline, we are operating with a strong sense of urgency.

Our Union leadership team is laser focused on securing an agreement that properly recognizes what you are worth, through fair and competitive wages, strong benefits, and meaningful economic improvements that reflect the difficult and dangerous work you do every single day. We also seek to address the severe staffing shortage we are all living with by including provisions that will help us recruit and retain quality officers so that we are no longer forced to do more with fewer people.

Now that we are in negotiations, the bargaining team is unable to discuss specific proposals or any information learned in negotiation sessions; however, we will keep you informed on the overall progress of the negotiation. Your feedback, experience, and input are important to us, and we encourage you to share your ideas with your Chief Stewards over the next month while we prepare our proposals.

This is your contract. It is about your paychecks, your families, your safety, and your future at the Metropolitan Police Department. We will fight hard to deliver the best possible agreement for every member.

Thank you for the outstanding work you do protecting the residents of the District of Columbia. Stay safe out there.

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Their sacrifice is the foundation of the freedoms we enjoy, and their courage must never be forgotten.

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Expect road closures and some delays.

Thanks for the support!

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That’s according to a D.C. police captain.

They were cooking the books.

Now, 13 high-ranking leaders in the Washington Metropolitan Police Dept. are facing termination for allegedly misleading the public and altering crime data to make crime rates look lower.

Transparency and integrity are essential in policing. So is telling the public the truth.

Proud of our brothers and sisters at the DC Police Union for standing up for what’s right and helping uncover the truth.