by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NEW ORLEANS —Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced a 10 percent pay increase Friday for New Orleans police officers. Officer pay had been a sticking point for the city’s police unions. The Fraternal Order of Police and the Police Association of New Orleans had been...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The woes of the nation’s 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies have been placed on the shoulders of around 50 lawyers. These Justice Department lawyers, housed within the agency’s Civil Rights Division, for the past 20 years have represented an aggressive...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Well-publicized incidents around California and the nation of police killing or beating suspects are producing calls for reform. In the California Legislature, more than 20 bills are under consideration, according to a tally by the Los Angeles Times. A big problem...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
AUSTIN — Republican-backed legislation that would prohibit government agencies from allowing automatic payroll deductions for unions that historically vote Democrat was approved Thursday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 1968 would allow the payroll deductions to...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Here’s another extraordinary bill that passed this last legislative session that you haven’t heard about: House Bill 167 stops cities and labor unions from negotiating contracts in secret. The bill passed the House and Senate unanimously and was signed by Gov. Butch...
