by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
It’s become too clear to ignore: In many American cities, homicide is on the rise. The 56 largest cities saw 17 percent more homicides in 2015 than in 2014 — and in 10 of those cities, homicides were up by more than 60 percent. For people who’ve been...
by rondelord | Dec 21, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A recent spate of police shootings has shined a new light on the role of police unions — and their generally unflinching support of cops in all circumstances — in public and political discourse. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio experienced some of this first-hand....
by rondelord | Jun 8, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Supreme Court is expected to rule any day now on the case of Harris v Quinn, a somewhat obscure tale of a mother’s reimbursement payment for providing her disabled son with home-based health care that’s exploded into a potential political earthquake...