Proposed Minneapolis ballot item would require police to carry insurance

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...

Police union to city: Give us our new cars

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...

Arbitrator sides with city over wages

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,...

Orange Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Union Blasts Decision To Not Prosecute Attorney

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The union representing the Orange County sheriff’s deputies today blasted a decision by the Attorney General’s Office to not pursue criminal charges in a fight between a criminal defense attorney and an Orange County District...

Oakland Debates Best Way to Watch Over Its Police Department

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...

Tasmanian officers could boycott workplace protest laws: police association

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Australian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

The Tasmania Police Association has called on the State Government to amend its controversial anti-protest legislation, or risk police not enforcing it. Key points: ‘Teething problems’ led to charges being dropped Police Association wants legislation...