by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In politics, there’s a maxim that says you keep your friends close but your enemies closer. But what if it becomes easier to simply turn a potential enemy into a friend? That was the most pressing among many questions the Fraternal Order of Police wrestled with at a...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Officer Joe Belfiore climbed into a patrol car one day in 2003, early in his career with the Metropolitan Police Department, and was greeted with a peculiar question from his field training officer, a veteran of more than 15 years. It’s a routine courtesy question for...