by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Court ordered mediation in the next step in the standoff between the San Antonio Police Officers Association and the City over the legality of the Evergreen Clause in the 2011 contract, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. The 4th Texas Court of Appeals issued the order on...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Today, San Antonio Chief of Police William McManus and San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley announced the start of a new class at the San Antonio Police Academy. This class is actually known as Cadet Class 2016 Bravo. As of April 25 according to an open records...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association for almost a decade, Mike Helle has lobbied city leaders, defended officers accused of misconduct and sometimes sparred with community activists or the police chief. Helle said he prefers to work behind the...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
American workers are feeling more stressed about their finances, in large measure due to the increasing out-of-pocket cost of healthcare, new research shows. They are looking to employers for guidance—and to do something about it. Six in 10 workers experience stress...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Australian unions, Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Seventeen WA police officers were taken off frontline duties after they could not pass a basic fitness test. The officers were given two chances within three months to complete the untimed obstacle course and after failing were forced to see a doctor before their...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – A week and a half after releasing the results of its “no confidence” vote in SAPD Chief William McManus, the San Antonio Police Officers Association released a 12-page After Action Report Tuesday detailing the reasons for that vote....
