by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy violated the police contract when he “unilaterally” required rank-and-file police officers to cover up their tattoos, an independent arbitrator has ruled. Five months after a federal judge ruled that the no visible tattoo...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Miami-Dade’s police union declared an impasse Monday in its long-running labor talks with the county, thrusting a high-profile contract dispute into the run-up to the 2016 mayoral election. Union chief John Rivera said he told county negotiators that the Miami-Dade...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Labor, Police, Unions
A bipartisan effort to make it more difficult for rogue law enforcement officers to find police work in Colorado has passed a key hurdle and is gaining momentum. The bill would require police agencies to request and review personnel records and internal affairs files...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police in Port Hope, a small town located about 62 miles east of Toronto, started selling T-shirts with the slogan “Blue Lives Matter” last week in an attempt to fundraise and draw attention to “all the police officers who have given their lives in...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NYPD morale is at rock bottom and the dangers officers face are greater despite an influx of new cops and an increase in technology, according to a police union survey. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association online membership poll found that 87% of police...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Concerns have been raised about the state of Worcester’s public employee pension fund, prompting at least one city councilor to broach the idea of whether the retirement system’s assets should be transferred to the state. Now, that’s pretty serious...
