by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CANTON Curb overtime spending for police officers and firefighters. Lower safety staffing levels through attrition. Ask unionized employees to give back pay raises or take furlough days. Mayor Thomas M. Bernabei on Wednesday presented Canton City Council with his...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Critics of new national guidelines designed to address police use of force say the recommendations could lead to confusion and even put officers at risk. The voluntary guidelines are from an organization called the Police Executive Research Forum...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Fraternal Order of Police has called on the head of the New Orleans Police Department’s Public Integrity Bureau to resign over comments she made Tuesday about a controversial shooting involving Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies. NOPD Deputy Chief Arlinda...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Senate Education Committee recently approved two bills sponsored by Sen. Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) and that would make education more accessible for law enforcement officers, firefighters and their families. According to a news release, Senate Bill 1719...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Violent crime is up in the valley, and Metro is putting an emergency plan in place to address the problem. Two unions that represent police, however, say that a plan already in place may be to blame for the uptick in crime. “I think we’re in a crisis,” said Las...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In the wake of Michael Brown’s death, the federal government wants to require the Ferguson Police Department to check all new hires against a database of officers who have been stripped of their law enforcement licenses for misconduct. The mandate to consult the...
