The490Project

ALT Today, the United States Department of Justice confirmed what the people of Louisville already knew - the Louisville Metro Police Department has long engaged in unconstitutional practices and policies that violate constitutional rights. While we are grateful that the Department of Justice has acknowledged what we have long known to be true, this simple acknowledgement will not serve to prevent future violations of constitutional rights or reduce police violence in our city. For any meaningful change to happen, systemic changes in how we address violence must occur. This meaningful change begins with transparent negotiations on the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Louisville Metro Government and the River City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). Unfortunately, Mayor Greenberg has already stated that these negotiations will be kept behind closed doors, despite years of the community demanding otherwise. Allowing for transparency in the CBA process, as Mayor Greenberg p

ALT Graphic of a ripped note that reads "Tell Greenberg What You Want. Mayor-Elect Greenebrg is asking for feedback. Now is the time to tell him we want open LMPD CBA negotiations AND we want affected community members on the bargaining team! Use our sample script and submit it before Dec 15th. bit.ly/tell_greenberg". The 490 Project logo is at the bottom right corner.