With local elections only days away, the Albuquerque Police Union says it does not support a candidate for mayor. “The reality is that we have significant problems in the city of Albuquerque that are not being addressed by the current mayor. They need to be addressed no matter who the mayor is, and the direction Albuquerque is headed is the wrong direction. So we decided not to give any support, ”said union president Shaun Willoughby. Willoughby said his organization’s decision not to sponsor a candidate was due to a lack of city support. “The City of Albuquerque has a duty to provide its employees with guidelines that will enable them to be successful and get their jobs done. That doesn’t happen, ”said Willoughby. Willoughby said the lack of support resulted in a lot of frustrated officers leaving the force people who just walked out the door, “said Willoughby. The union met with every candidate and after meeting everyone there was a tough decision. “There are candidates and either city council races or the mayor’s races interested in supporting the APOA. We have a process for this, but we’re not in a position to take part in this mayors’ race right now, “said Willoughby. At the end of the day, Willoughby knows someone is going to win, but He has a message for the community.” So what we do Need is the city of Albuquerque joining us to join your public security guards and demand more because you deserve better. We know you deserve better and we want to do better, “Willoughby said I would. Willoughby noted that if the mayor’s race leads to a runoff election but it is, the narrative of not supporting a candidate could change not likely.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM –
With local elections only days away, the Albuquerque Police Union says it does not support a candidate for mayor.
“The reality is that we have significant problems in the city of Albuquerque that are not being addressed by the current mayor. They need to be addressed no matter who the mayor is, and the direction Albuquerque is headed is the wrong direction. So we decided not to give any support, ”said union president Shaun Willoughby.
Willoughby said his organization’s decision not to sponsor a candidate was due to a lack of city support.
“The City of Albuquerque has a duty to provide its employees with guidelines that will enable them to be successful and get their jobs done. That doesn’t happen, “said Willoughby.
Willoughby said the lack of support has resulted in many frustrated officers leaving the force.
“Let’s think about the future and less about election cycles because it will take more than a decade to replace the 137 people who just walked out,” said Willoughby.
The union met with every candidate, and after meeting everyone, they made a tough decision.
“There are candidates and either races in the city council or the mayor’s race who are interested in supporting the APOA. We definitely walked them through the process. We have a process for this, but we are just not able to take part in this mayor race right now, ”said Willoughby.
At the end of the day, Willoughby knows someone is going to win, but he has a message for the community.
“So what we need is the city of Albuquerque to join us to join your public security guards and better challenge because you deserve better. We know you deserve better and we want to perform better, ”said Willoughby.
Willoughby noted that if the mayor’s race leads to a runoff election, the narrative of not supporting a candidate could change, but it’s not likely.
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