by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Ron DeLord is a larger than life figure in Texas law enforcement circles, whether he’s leading negotiations on behalf of a police union or riding his Harley to commemorate fallen officers. DeLord advertises himself as a “historian, author, and police union consultant”...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Mayor Greg Stanton said Phoenix plans to appeal a judge’s ruling this week that found the city illegally took away a pension benefit from its public employees. More than 20 years ago, Phoenix agreed to let some of its employees — such as secretaries and 911...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PORT ARTHUR – Postings made on social media by three Port Arthur police officers and a civilian employee of the police department are causing community outrage, and even angering Police Chief Mark Blanton.12News learned of the postings from a packet received...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Several dozen activists from civil rights groups, churches and unions rallied Thursday in Annapolis to demand reforms of police training and discipline to protect the rights of minority communities. Organizations that included the ACLU of Maryland, the NAACP, CASA of...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A new state law that limits taxpayer-funded union work became the latest front this week in a war between the city of Henderson and a police supervisors union. The dispute, previously behind the scenes, became public Tuesday night when the City Council unanimously...
