by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Pittsburgh police officers who may be forced to work an upcoming Beyoncé concert will file an unfair labor grievance against the city, according to reports. Police sources cited Friday by local media said officers see her album “Lemonade” as anti-police and they want...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NYPD morale is at rock bottom and the dangers officers face are greater despite an influx of new cops and an increase in technology, according to a police union survey. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association online membership poll found that 87% of police...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 24, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
If you poach, you pay. The NYPD began sending bills to a handful of New York state municipalities that hired three city cops who recently graduated from the academy, the Daily News has learned. The cops all resigned from the NYPD just months after their December...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Someday soon, 911 callers may be able to fill out surveys on their cellphones about their NYPD law enforcement experience. In a speech to an African-American police group, New York City’s top cop Friday suggested incorporating into daily policing a method...
by rondelord | Jan 5, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo again finds himself between Mayor de Blasio and the city’s powerful police unions. Cuomo has until late January to sign or kill legislation opposed by de Blasio that would give police unions a say in how officers are disciplined. Since 2006, the...