by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The entire Troutdale police force begins its new employment with Multnomah County on Wednesday. City councilors in March and county commissioners in April signed off on a 10-year deal for the sheriff’s office to provide law enforcement services in Troutdale. As...
by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan Legislature is considering a proposal to raise the pensions of 96 former state troopers who retired three or more decades ago to ensure they get at least $16,000 a year. The state Senate unanimously approved two bills June 17...
by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Police, Politics
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – The police chief in Lubbock, Texas, was demoted to captain just a day after an assistant police chief overseeing a murder investigation was reassigned, according to a newspaper report. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, citing a news release...
by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The state’s law enforcement agency received pushback from small police departments in its effort to recruit troopers to work on the border region. New Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will soon work in the Rio Grande Valley and other areas along the...
by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
FORT SMITH — Fort Smith city directors are considering cuts in the general fund budget to come up with additional money to keep fire and police pension programs solvent. Meeting in a study session earlier this week, two directors voted to put on the July 21...
