by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Politico has put up a fascinating profile of Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, which is the country’s largest police union. More than anything, the profile highlights how law enforcement is politically positioned in a way that basically...
by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN – The City of Austin and Austin Firefighters Association (AFA) have reached a collective bargaining agreement, the AFA confirmed Monday. “I think it’s going to put a, kind of close the book on these past disputes and allow us to work well together...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The leader of the nation’s largest law enforcement union has a plan for how to repair the sinking reputation of police officers and departments across the country. The deaths of black men in New York, South Carolina, and Baltimore has led the Fraternal Order of...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez on Monday thanked the city’s police union for agreeing to a “fair” contract and criticized the fire union for not approving a nearly identical deal. The police contract includes 3 percent annual raises for three years and...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Unions
El Paso’s city firefighters put on a costly campaign to get their message out to the voters and it paid off in Saturday’s election. Voters approved all three propositions of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 51, ending a yearlong...
