by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police officers stand between civil society and chaos Eighteen people have been murdered, and dozens more shot in Baltimore since the riots in response to the death of Freddie Gray. There are now 22 more murders in Baltimore so far this year than during a comparable...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A single page in a recent edition of the New York Times offers a stark picture of the present state of criminal justice in these United States. The April 4 newspaper features three stories. The first reports the release of an inmate after 30 years on Alabama’s death...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
While much has been written on the ACA’s implications for private sector employers, only a few commentators have focused on the ACA’s implications for cities and states. Like any for-profit employer, any local government with 50 or more full-time employees...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
SAGINAW, MI — Since 1965, Saginaw has managed the pension system for its police officers and firefighters internally, through a five-member board. But that is about to change, at least for the city’s current and retired police pensioners. Saginaw City Council...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – An anti-union bill is stirring up what may be Louisiana’s first real battle between business and labor unions in a generation. The measure is scheduled for a Tuesday debate before the full House. If approved, it would bar police,...
