by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Pittsburgh police officers would receive annual raises of 1 percent to 2 percent through 2019 but have to contribute more toward their medical benefits under a draft arbitration award the Tribune-Review obtained Tuesday. Robert Swartzwelder, president of Fraternal...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The president of the Minneapolis Police union says the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark are vindicated after a federal investigation cleared them of any wrongdoing. Lt. Bob Kroll spoke at a press conference Wednesday...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A measure that would require police officers to carry professional liability insurance could be on Minneapolis ballots in November’s general election. Members of the Committee for Professional Policing, a local police accountability group, plan to deliver about 12,000...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Cincinnati police union president Dan Hils Wednesday accused City Manager Harry Black of holding desperately needed police cruisers hostage in order to host a press conference with the new fleet. Hils, President of Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #69, posting in the...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
A state arbitrator has awarded Eugene and Springfield municipal firefighters a 10 percent wage increase over three years, siding with the city administrations in the dispute. The firefighters had wanted 10 percent in increases over two years. The new labor pact,...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
What’s the best way to institutionalize and strengthen police reforms in Oakland? Should the city create an independent, civilian-run police commission along the lines of San Francisco and Los Angeles? Or should there be a single new city official in charge of...
