by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
One man was gunned down on New Year’s Eve. Another was shot three times in the back as he ran away. Both men were unarmed. Both were men of color. And both were killed, just seven months apart, by rookie Oakland Police Officer Hector Jimenez. Jimenez was fired...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Terre Haute police and fire departments may face layoffs, potentially significant ones, if the city council does not pass some form of revenue increase and allow use of PILOT fees to help cover the general fund. That’s the message from Steve Lockard, president of the...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police Department got a strange request from a local citizen. The SPD had been running a pilot program in which officers wore body cameras, and the person was asking for access to every piece of footage the department had collected up to that point. Under the Freedom...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HOUSTON — The Houston Police Officers’ Union announced its state-wide event Let’s Pray Texas event early this week. Mayor Sylvester Turner and other Houston leaders gathered for a press conference Monday afternoon to discuss the importance of the event, and how the...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The leader of the nation’s largest police organization issued an extraordinary statement Monday apologizing for the “historical mistreatment of communities of color” by police agencies. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual meeting in...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Nicole Grant, the King County Labor Council’s Executive Secretary-Treasurer, sat down with us recently to talk about the labor movement and police unions.This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Ansel Herz: The Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG),...
