by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA (WXIA) — It is an ugly impasse between Atlanta’s mayor and Atlanta’s first responders over pay raises the Mayor refuses to allow. But now, some members of the city council say they want to break that impasse. They are seeking to raise the...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
United Auto Workers Local 2865, the union representing 13,000 teaching assistants and other student workers throughout the University of California, called on the AFL-CIO to end its affiliation with the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) in a resolution...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
If the City Council opts to impose new health care plans for public safety personnel next year, the San Antonio Police Officers Association will sue, its president told the San Antonio Express-News on Monday. Mike Helle, president of the police union, told the...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
There have been too many deaths at the hands of police in this country and as a nation state run police departments are shaming us to the world. We are a country of freedom, we are a country of acceptance of all people and we seek to spread those principles to other...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Traditionally, there is a friendly rivalry between police and fire departments — but Saturday first responders from both Providence and Pawtucket were together on the basketball court. Officials said the mission on the court is to connect...
