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Strike allegations lead to heated board meeting
April 9, 2025 // The Town of Tonawanda held its first board meeting on Monday night since town supervisor Joe Emminger said that dozens of police officers will be charged with Taylor Law violations – and the police union showed up in full force in response to allegations that officers participated in an illegal strike. The gavel had to be used more than 10 times at a vocal and heated meeting. The union said that the town’s disciplinary actions against its own police force are a tipping point, so much so that Andy Thompson, president of the Town of Tonawanda Police Club, made his first public comments since the situation began. “What’s happening inside of our department should alarm every person in this room, and every family in this town,” Thompson said.