Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeNegotiations over a new union contract for Milwaukee’s rank-and-file police officers have sure gotten ugly. The Milwaukee Police Association (MPA), led by president Alexander Ayala, has taken to openly mocking Mayor Cavalier Johnson and protesting at Milwaukee City Hall. The last MPA contract expired in 2022. A new Milwaukee Police Supervisors’ Organization contract, adopted in July 2024, does not include retroactive pay. They leave rank-and-file police officers without a contract for three years and hurt recruitment and retention efforts at the Milwaukee Police Department.