by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The unions have highlighted business practices at Mr. Trump’s hotels and resorts that they deem anti-union, including efforts against unionizing Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and the hiring of foreign workers at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. But the...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Pensions are good. Pensions are worth preserving until something better comes along. But pensions that make impossible promises and cultivate lies are not the pensions we should hope for. If you are fortunate enough to have a pension these days (and you’re probably...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The president of the Minneapolis Police union says the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark are vindicated after a federal investigation cleared them of any wrongdoing. Lt. Bob Kroll spoke at a press conference Wednesday...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A measure that would require police officers to carry professional liability insurance could be on Minneapolis ballots in November’s general election. Members of the Committee for Professional Policing, a local police accountability group, plan to deliver about 12,000...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
When Levar Jones settled with the state of South Carolina in October 2014, the amount seemed surprisingly low — less than $300,000. Jones was shot at four times by state Highway Patrol officer Sean Groubert five months earlier during a traffic stop for a seatbelt...
