by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The shift from pensions to 401(k) plans is making retirement inequality much worse—and education is what separates the haves from the have-nots, a new study has found. College graduates have always been able to get better jobs. What’s new in recent decades is...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Wildebeest-gate. Please let me say that to my knowledge the Dallas Police Association (DPA), the main police union, is not responsible for the placement of a photo of a dead wildebeest on the mayor’s desk to intimidate him in labor talks like the scene in The...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Officers Association has approved a new collective bargaining agreement. Out of 1,719 votes cast, 1,218 union members, or 71.86 percent of the membership, voted yes for the new contract with the city of San Antonio, SAPOA...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
While many conservatives love police, and many liberals love unions, you won’t find many people on either end of the political spectrum who proclaim their love for police unions. On the left, police unions are often seen as the rotten apples in the labor...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Even before the chilling murders of police officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Kansas City, most conservatives had been rallying around the “boys in blue,” defending law enforcement against allegations it is racially biased and abusive and fearing a new “war on...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Looking for less police violence? Perhaps it’s time for some gender variation. KIRO Radio’s “Tom and Curley” dissected a New York Magazine article that says adding women to police forces would reduce officer-involved killings and excessive-force issues. The article...
