by Ron DeLord | Jul 19, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
For years, the Florida Police Benevolent Association represented thousands of correctional officers and probation officers. That is until five years ago, when those officers voted be represented by the Teamsters Union. “We lost an election in 2011, but we maintained...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 19, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) and Rep. Roger Williams (R-Tex.), both hard-line conservatives, condemned critics of recent officer-involved shootings and suggested that they bore some responsibility for the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers on...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 19, 2016 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Maurice Sabourin was shocked, sad and angry when he learned five law enforcement officers were killed and seven wounded in a sniper attack in Dallas on Thursday night. “The level of violence our colleagues face in the United States is that much greater than what...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In politics, there’s a maxim that says you keep your friends close but your enemies closer. But what if it becomes easier to simply turn a potential enemy into a friend? That was the most pressing among many questions the Fraternal Order of Police wrestled with at a...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NASHVILLE – Metro police officer Anthony Venable was decommissioned after he made a Facebook post referencing the police-involved shooting in Falcon Heights, Minn., pending the results of an internal investigation. “Yeah. I would have done...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
This has been a tough week for American police. They’re learning the hard way that in today’s world, the cell phone is mightier than the gun. Someone Is Always Watching First, there was Alton Sterling. He made a small living trafficking in illegal goods –...
