by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
City officials along with representatives of the police and fire unions stood together Tuesday to urge voters to pass all parts of the Vision Tulsa package. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93 President Clay Ballenger said adding police officers via the public-safety...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The head of the Tulsa County deputy sheriffs’ union and the Tulsa County Commission clashed over pay and “negativity” during a 40-minute discussion Thursday morning. Fraternal Order of Police President Travis Jones, backed by more than two dozen deputies, said the...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
OKLAHOMA CITY — Owasso Police Lt. Mike Denton elbowed the suspect three times in the face, dragged him face-down by the handcuffs and stepped on his head. The June 2011 incident, caught on video, prompted the Owasso Police Department to fire the veteran officer for...