by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In response to allegations of heavy-handed punishment and allusions to racism, Miami’s top administrator on Friday issued a memo detailing the sex, race and transgressions of every full-time employee fired under his watch — a dirty laundry list that...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Bexar County commissioners unanimously approved Friday a collective bargaining agreement with the sheriff and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County that includes wage increases and other updated employment conditions for uniformed officers in the Sheriff’s...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
Thanks to Hartford firefighters for doing their part to smother some of the financial embers threatening the city. They’ve agreed to pay freezes for four years and other concessions the city badly needed. If more unions did the same, Hartford would be looking at...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
DENVER –The union representing most DPD officers is celebrating a court victory over the use of body cameras. The Denver Police Protective Association argued that the use of cameras is a matter of contract negotiations and wanted to discuss their implementation with...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville Police Leaders and Patrol are not seeing eye to eye on schedule issues. It’s a he says-he says situation. Currently the police department is an 8 hour a day, 5 days a week schedule. But before it was 10 hour shifts 4 days a...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
(Bloomberg) — Californians in April will start paying more to register their cars — not to help maintain roads, but to keep the pension checks rolling for the motorcycle cops who policed them. The retirement fund for the California Highway Patrol is worse...
