by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The national union that represents more than 16,000 agents of the United States Border Patrol issued its first-ever endorsement of a presidential candidate on Wednesday by throwing its support behind Republican Donald Trump. Lauding Trump as an outsider who bucks...
by rondelord | May 14, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The lead negotiator for the city of San Antonio rejected an offer Monday from to shift control of police officers’ health care from the city to the San Antonio Police Officers Association. “We’re willing to sit and talk and get it...
by rondelord | May 1, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The local police union has proposed a health care “trust” worth millions of dollars– to fund some 2,100 police officers and their families’ doctors visits, prescription drugs, surgeries and medical care. It’s the...