by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The City Council Wednesday night, approved a budget which provides enough money to give police, firefighters and most other city employees a bump in pay. Mayor Berry is calling it a compromise and an example of what bipartisanship looks like. The...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND — The centerpiece of an agreement between the city of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice on how to reform the city’s troubled police department is creating an organization that is more accountable and engaged with the people it serves....
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
San Jose may strengthen civilian oversight of its police force by allowing the Independent Police Auditor to review internal investigations. The San Jose Police Department has always handled complaints filed by its own officers without outside scrutiny. Last month, in...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Getting military vehicles and grenade launchers out of police stations is a first step in what should be an evolution in policing. President Barack Obama has said the federal government no longer will release certain types of surplus military-style equipment to local...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Cincinnati’s police chief and the head of the police union are at odds about allowing civilians to process crime scenes. The city manager’s proposed budget calls for gradually hiring ten civilians to be criminalists. The police officers currently doing...
