by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
When State Rep. Ken Rizer announced over the summer that he would introduce so-called Blue Lives Matter legislation that would enhance penalties for targeting police, he didn’t think he’d see ambush-style shootings of officers in his home state of Iowa so soon. But...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police officers stand between civil society and chaos Eighteen people have been murdered, and dozens more shot in Baltimore since the riots in response to the death of Freddie Gray. There are now 22 more murders in Baltimore so far this year than during a comparable...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Democratic lawmaker calls it “the most union friendly bill I’ve ever seen” Shortly after he was sworn in as governor in 1999, Jeb Bush signed a union-backed bill that some argue led Florida’s cities to massively underfund their municipal pensions. As...