by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As citizens of Charlotte took to the streets and NFL football players took to their knees, a different, quieter battle of police reform has been taking place in Seattle. Late Thursday evening, in a windowless conference room on the third floor of City Hall, in what...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In the posturing that is Seattle’s federally mandated police reform effort, the relationship between the innovative Community Police Commission and the well-established officers and leadership of the Seattle Police Department is among the healthiest between any two...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A single page in a recent edition of the New York Times offers a stark picture of the present state of criminal justice in these United States. The April 4 newspaper features three stories. The first reports the release of an inmate after 30 years on Alabama’s death...