by Ron DeLord | Jan 7, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Stung by the admission of Canada’s federal police chief that his force includes racist officers, the association representing Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers says the remarks put “officers in harm’s way both legally and personally.” RCMP Commissioner Bob...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Police, Unions
Mounties will soon be one step closer to having the right to collective bargaining. The RCMP is the only police service in Canada without that right or the freedom to unionize. But today, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told the House of Commons the government is...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and some city council members seem set on a collision course over who has the authority to create a police review board and how it should operate. Buckhorn said Friday he has sole oversight over the Tampa Police Department and last week signed...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A former Waterloo police officer who was suspended with pay for three years sent an email to police mocking them for paying him while he golfed, travelled and took a course that would allow him to pursue a career as a firefighter. Craig Markham, 37, sent the email on...
by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Canadian unions, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Hacktivists opposing Canada’s anti-terrorism act that impacts the integrity of citizen’s security and privacy have breached the computer systems of the Police Association of Ontario (PAO) and stole sensitive information about its members. This week, the data was...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says his government will introduce “measures” this fall to force police officers to wear their full uniform after city of Montreal officers wore fatigues during the state funeral of former premier Jacques Parizeau on Tuesday as part...
