by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau has proposed appointing lieutenants and captains instead of strictly promoting from within her department, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by the I-Team. The plan, which BCSO has included in its...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is considering a recommendation to lower the drug standards to become a police officer. The recruitment department wrote a proposal in mid-September to allow one time drug users a second chance at protecting the...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Officers Association took the gloves off Thursday, taking its fight to the airwaves and launching a barrage of attacks in an ad, against Sheryl Sculley. The ad began airing Thursday morning and doesn’t pull any punches,...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — Michael Miller said the low point of his relationship with the San Antonio Police Department came about 21 months ago. A west-side small business owner who lives about two miles from his store, Miller said he has a tendency to pull out his cell...
by rondelord | Nov 5, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The San Antonio Police Officers Association offered to shorten the length of its collective bargaining agreement Monday, as it resumed contract negotiations with the city. Talks eventually stalled, however, after city negotiators questioned how the union came up with...