by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
Neutral arbitrator on Tuesday sided with Anne Arundel County firefighters, awarding them the contract they requested over the objections of county negotiators. The two-year agreement puts firefighters and emergency medical technicians back on a schedule of regular pay...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
BOSTON — The sponsor of a bill that would limit buyback of unused sick-leave and vacation time for public employees acknowledged Tuesday that her bill is unlikely to become law this session but urged fellow lawmakers to nonetheless take steps against...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
When will California law enforcement muster the courage to join the age of transparency? Even as body cameras edge toward inevitability in public safety, police unions keep trying to prevent the public from seeing the footage. It’s a shortsighted attitude, and it...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Four years after voters closed the city’s public employee pension system, every candidate for City Council District 9 says the city should give pensions to at least some new city employees. One of them even offered a path to reinstating them that he was later forced...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Tensions between Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and the union representing LAPD officers boiled over into a federal lawsuit Thursday, with the Los Angeles Police Protective League claiming the chief has a “corrupting influence” on the disciplinary process and...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
It’s become too clear to ignore: In many American cities, homicide is on the rise. The 56 largest cities saw 17 percent more homicides in 2015 than in 2014 — and in 10 of those cities, homicides were up by more than 60 percent. For people who’ve been...
