The association claims the city has no authority to cut wages or slash benefits as that authority lies with the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners.
Association President Jamie Hachey tells CHSJ News they're willing to take legal action over this issue.
Hachey says the association accepts with a heavy heart other changes to the pension recommended by the city, such as changing the retirement age of new hires to sixty and using the best five consecutive years of service to calculate pension payments instead of three.
