by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Amid a national push for greater police accountability, voters in several major cities have approved measures to create or strengthen civilian oversight of law enforcement. The trend reflects growing public demand for independent reviews of misconduct claims after...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The city of Memphis has decided to reinstate pre-65 retiree healthcare subsidies–much to the chagrin of some union employees. Memphis cut most retiree healthcare subsidies to shift contributions to the city’s pension fund two years ago. Retirees over...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – After months of volatility in the Oakland Police Department over a sex scandal involving an underage prostitute and protests against police brutality across the nation, on Tuesday voters overwhelmingly approved establishing a police...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Binding arbitration for Hagerstown’s fire and police unions received a decisive 73 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election — a victory a fire union official attributed to a central point. If there is anything that city residents readily support when they...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has heard legal arguments in a case that could determine the limits of police accountability and transparency. During the hearing Wednesday, Samuel Samaro, the attorney for North Jersey Media Group, said records and police videos in...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AURORA | After lengthy negotiations that narrowly avoided arbitration, Aurora’s police and fire unions have new contracts in place. And the contracts — which cover 2017 and 2018 — are, in a word, complicated. “They’re both very abnormal,” said Dan Quillen, director of...
