by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Union representation elections — a rarity in the Silver State — almost certainly will increase in frequency thanks to a recent rule change that requires fewer votes for workers to change bargaining groups. However, challengers seeking to oust the union in power soon...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The New York City Council approved a new package of disability pension benefits on Wednesday for police officers and firefighters in what union representatives and some council members described as a surreptitious process. With little public notice other than an...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department has quietly made changes to its uniform policy, requiring that on-duty officers cover up any tattoos and banning them from wearing baseball caps. The department’s largest union, which represents rank-and-file officers,...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of the police union that represents Cleveland police blasted community leaders’ plans to bypass prosecutors and seek arrest warrants for the officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Steve Loomis,...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
RRISBURG — Guaranteed pensions for most of Pennsylvania’s local police officers and paid firefighters would not be offered to future hires under a bill that passed a key House committee Tuesday. The only municipality not affected by the bill is the state’s...
