by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Unions
BOSTON, MA — The fight over body-worn cameras has just left the courts. Now, Commissioner William Evans has a new goal in mind: mandate that Boston Police Department officers where name-tags on their uniforms. He first confirmed those efforts to WGBH last week. The...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
DALLAS — Still recovering from the July sniper attack that left five law enforcement officers dead, the Dallas Police Department is facing a new crisis as its pension fund approaches insolvency and scores of officers, including Chief David Brown, announce unexpected...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
There are still no answers for Mounties on when they can expect a long-awaited pay raise or form a union. Both issues are top of mind for members of the RCMP, who haven’t had a pay hike since January, 2014 and who remain in labour relations limbo. According to...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto told Target 11 on Tuesday that he understands the Fraternal Order of Police union has some issues with the chief, but said a call for a “No Confidence” vote isn’t the way to go about fixing things. When asked about the...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As citizens of Charlotte took to the streets and NFL football players took to their knees, a different, quieter battle of police reform has been taking place in Seattle. Late Thursday evening, in a windowless conference room on the third floor of City Hall, in what...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of San Bernardino went bankrupt for a number of reasons: an inefficient system of government, an outdated commitment to providing most services with city employees, an overall lack of control over spending. The effects of the Great Recession certainly only...
