by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The tongue lashing city councillors gave police last week over controversial paid duty was the latest sign of the Toronto Police Association’s waning influence at city hall. Members of the executive committee took turns ripping into the fact thousands of highly...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
March 22 was a day of coincidences in Toronto: a tumultuous chapter in the history of city politics ended with the death of former mayor Rob Ford; in Ottawa, the Trudeau government introduced its first “growth” budget; and by chance, or choice,...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As Canadian police forces complete pilot projects assessing whether officers will wear video cameras on their uniforms, experts in both civil rights and policing say they see value in the practice but urge proceeding with caution. “The ‘how’ is...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
TORONTO — The recent furor over comments by Toronto’s outgoing deputy chief of police about cutting officers to save money focused the spotlight anew on policing costs that keep rising even as Canada’s crime rate plunges and its economy sputters. While...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Winnipeg’s police union is still hopeful layoffs within the force won’t be necessary, despite a city hall decision not to hike the police budget by more than 6.3 per cent – or $16.7 million. In their budget estimate, the police service and the police board asked the...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police in Port Hope, a small town located about 62 miles east of Toronto, started selling T-shirts with the slogan “Blue Lives Matter” last week in an attempt to fundraise and draw attention to “all the police officers who have given their lives in...
