by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of Ventura has reached new labor agreements with its police and service unions. In the contract reached with police, officers, sergeants and corporals received a 2.25 percent increase in May and will receive another increase of 2.25 percent in January. They...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) joined other police associations in condemning the executive director of Pride Toronto for appearing to agree to demands made by Black Lives Matter during Sunday’s Pride Parade, which called for, among other things,...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
TAMPA — The president of Tampa’s police union has been cleared of an allegation that he made a throat-slashing gesture during the contentious City Council meeting where Frank Reddick was ousted as council chairman. Vincent Gericitano, president of the Tampa...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch is right to disagree with Mayor de Blasio on plenty of issues — but disability pensions isn’t one of them. Last week, the union boss asked Gov. Cuomo to help boost pensions for injured cops hired after 2009. Since a...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In January 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown bragged about the state’s new commitment to fiscal responsibility. He talked about “living within our means and not spending what we don’t have.” A year later, in his State of the State address, Brown insisted that “fiscal discipline...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Memphis will pay police officers a $500 bonus in August to help curb an exodus that has left the city short more than 400 officers, and will offer incentives to boost recruitment, according to an internal city memo sent out Monday. Chief Human Resources...
