by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Stung by disciplinary problems that have beset Oakland’s Police Department, the City Council is considering a call for an independent police commission that would have broad powers to oversee the rank and file — and even fire the chief. The proposal by Councilmen Dan...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Records detailing police misconduct and serious use of force, long kept confidential, could become public in California if legislation announced Friday is passed into law. State Sen. Mark Leno, seeking to tighten accountability amid a national conversation over police...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 13, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police unions have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the department’s interpretation of a new law about pay for employees doing union work is unconstitutional. At issue is the law that requires unions to pay for any leave taken by...