by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PITTSBURGH —The process of becoming a police officer is a long one that involves exams and evaluations — and in the city of Pittsburgh, the community is having a say in who is on the force.The image of a police officer brings different thoughts, feelings and...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has become one of the first states nationwide to establish wide-ranging law enforcement rules for body cameras, bias-free policing and more data collection on arrests under a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The plan...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Under intensifying pressure to quickly increase the number of officers on the street, Miami’s police chief and city manager have gone into recruiting overdrive this summer to better protect the public — and their own jobs. Over the past several weeks, the city has...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PAWTUCKET – The city will have to pay extra for its police force this year after an arbitrator’s ruling swung the way of the union. City officials and members of the Pawtucket Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 have long been at an impasse on a new...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As the Boston City Council considers an ordinance to outfit the city’s police force with body-worn cameras, the public’s right to know how law enforcement conducts its business with citizens should be at the forefront of the debate. That’s why comments by Police...
