by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of accidental shootings by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies has more than doubled in two years as the department switches to a new handgun. There were 12 accidental discharges of weapons in 2012 and 30 last year — most of which...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
WARWICK, R.I. — City leaders and unions have reached agreements on new three-year contracts with 9- to 10-percent net pay increases for Warwick police, firefighters and municipal employees. The new contracts, slated for review by the City Council on Monday, are...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In September of 1919, nine decades before Wisconsin Governor Scott Walkerprevailed in his contentious battle against public sector unions and emerged a conservative hero, a little-known Massachusetts governor named Calvin Coolidge faced a major labor dispute. More...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
You might’ve heard the question “Who polices the police?” get tossed around a lot over the last several months as cities across the nation grapple with how to hold law enforcement agencies accountable to the public. This week, San Diego will take it up a notch: How do...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NEW YORK — A spike in crime in a number of American cities is giving momentum to the argument that more-liberal ideals of policing and law and order are leading to less-safe cities. The intense scrutiny of police departments in the wake of events in Ferguson, Mo.; New...
