by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Police, Politics, Unions
WASHINGTON – Roughly 200 of the nation’s most prominent police chiefs, Justice Department and White House officials, and police training experts convened in Washington on Friday to discuss policy proposals which, if implemented broadly, would amount to the most...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Little more than a month after her reappointment as Minneapolis’ top cop, police Chief Janeé Harteau on Monday announced new initiatives to fight crime, improve community relations and replenish the police force’s ranks. Among the changes, Harteau said, was the...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
By the time they graduated from the academy earlier in March, Minneapolis’ newest police officers had everything they needed to bring criminals to justice. Everything, that is, except a gun. And handcuffs. And a flashlight. For that they were sent to KEEPRS or...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Responding to growing public anger over police tactics, the police unions in St. Paul and Minneapolis are appealing to residents to “understand the danger of contributing to these often false or inaccurate publicly-broadcast narratives.” In the letter, John Delmonico,...
by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
MINNESOTA – Suburban police departments are welcoming more new officers and leaders this summer after a pension change sparked a wave of retirements. Across Minnesota, the pension change that took effect this spring has spurred more retirements, with nearly one...