by rondelord | Dec 17, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., sparked a national discussion about killings by police officers. Yet it is nearly impossible to answer the question: How many such killings occur every year in the U.S.? According to a page-one...
by rondelord | May 14, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella group of New York City unions, voted Monday in support of a proposal championed by Mayor Bill de Blasio that is expected to generate $3.4 billion in health care savings. Several public safety unions—the Uniformed Firefighters...