Police leader raps outsourcing of officers, says privatizing will prove a mistake

by rondelord | Dec 1, 2014 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

OTTAWA — The president of the Canadian Police Association says he welcomes a study into the outsourcing of police services to private companies. That’s because the report will ultimately conclude that privatizing policing duties is a bad idea, said Tom Stamatakis....

Montreal police union denounces ticket quotas

by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

The union that represents Montreal’s police officers is calling for an end to ticket quotas. The Montreal Police Brotherhood said the quota system in place requires many police officers to issue upwards of 18 tickets a day, and the obligation to meet quotas can...

Toronto Police Chief Blair attempts to hold the line on costs

by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

Members of Toronto’s police board say they’re optimistic about Chief Bill Blair’s proposed zero budget increase for 2015 – but wary because the most critical piece of the budget is yet to be determined. The board met Thursday, where they approved an operating budget...

Police board, cops set for hard bargaining on new contract

by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

TORONTO – The Toronto Police Services Board looks like it is ready for some hard bargaining with the Toronto Police Association. The current police collective bargaining agreement expires next month and the police board has informed the association it is ready...

With crime dropping in Toronto the police budget needs cuts: Editorial

by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

Judging from the latest crime statistics, Torontonians are safer than they’ve been in years. So why does the cost of policing keep soaring, especially in Canada’s biggest city? There’s a variety of reasons, such as extra expenses associated with policing one of the...

Police union ads irk PCs

by rondelord | Jun 8, 2014 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

TORONTO—Police unions shouldn’t be allowed to engage in partisan political activism during an election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives said yesterday after being targeted in two ads issued by the Ontario Provincial Police Association. “When the union...