Letters

I am writing in hopes that you will be interested in the other side of the story you recently printed about Manalapan police grievances.
    The union was accepted in Manalapan as the result of poor management that was evident by the huge turnover prior to becoming unionized. The officers having the ability to defend themselves against the poor management practices that resulted in a number of grievances.
    The police officers lost benefits and were the third-lowest in pay and benefits in the county prior to the 2012 contract. The contract agreed to in 2012 brought the officers back to where they were years earlier. This is all documented by the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association.
    The complaint made by me that you refer to in your September article was not a union grievance but a hostile workplace complaint made against Chief Carmen Mattox and another officer.
    This type of complaint had nothing to do with the union. It is a complaint handled by the human resources department. I withdrew the complaint, but the town chose to go forward with it.
    Another point I take exception with in your article is that you make it sound like I resigned as the result of not prevailing in my hostile workplace complaint. That is not true. I resigned for personal reasons following the death of my mother in April 2014.
    Your reporting is very one-sided. The town is having the problems that it has due to poor management.
Paul Williams
Former Manalapan police office