by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
“Lawful but awful.” That’s how Chuck Wexler described the kinds of fatal shootings by officers that police want to avoid in the future. Last Friday, the group Wexler oversees, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), convened more than 200 leaders from some of the...
by rondelord | Dec 17, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
President Barack Obama is ordering up new rules for giving local police agencies access to surplus U.S. military equipment such as the armored vehicles, assault rifles and body armor that police in Ferguson, Mo., used in an unsuccessful attempt to quiet protests this...
by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Incoming Chicago Treasurer Kurt Summers is pledging to improve investment returns for the city’s pension funds and reduce investment-management fees. Both are worthy goals, but he’s the first to admit that they “aren’t going to change the kinds...
by rondelord | Oct 16, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Baltimore’s mayor and police commissioner outlined Tuesday a sweeping plan to reduce police brutality, including the possibility of equipping officers with body cameras, while reiterating that they are committed to restoring public trust in the agency. “We...