by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Only a fool would try to argue against the virtues of putting more cops on the streets. It’s like arguing that your family wouldn’t benefit by expanding a basic home security system to include remote surveillance, motion sensors and a panic button. Such extras hold...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Tacoma City Councilman Robert Thoms looks to his own front yard to explain why he wants the Police Department to replenish its ranks from the recession-induced cuts that slashed almost a sixth of its positions for sworn officers. His family has counted three vehicle...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Tacoma’s two police unions have teed off on Mayor Marilyn Strickland, expressing anger at public statements regarding the fatal police shooting of Puyallup tribal member Jacqueline Salyers. Two letters to Strickland, sent Friday, rebuke her for saying “95 percent of...