by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In January 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown bragged about the state’s new commitment to fiscal responsibility. He talked about “living within our means and not spending what we don’t have.” A year later, in his State of the State address, Brown insisted that “fiscal discipline...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Memphis will pay police officers a $500 bonus in August to help curb an exodus that has left the city short more than 400 officers, and will offer incentives to boost recruitment, according to an internal city memo sent out Monday. Chief Human Resources...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Hartford’s financial picture is increasingly bleak. It needs more cooperation from its employee unions. The city and its unions must take every possible step to ensure that Hartford’s future doesn’t resemble Detroit’s recent past. Mayor Luke...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
KINLOCH, MO (KTVI) – Sandwiched between Ferguson and Lambert St. Louis International Airport is a police department that says it doesn’t have to play by the same rules it enforces. It’s in Kinloch, MO. We found Kinloch police cars in such disrepair that a...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Nabil Yatim believes that if police officers in Ontario received more training on how to use words instead of weapons, his son Sammy would be alive today. “I’m almost positive he would be,” Yatim told reporters at Queen’s Park Wednesday, after the release of a...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city council approved a series of labor contracts with its police and fire unions on Tuesday night that will produce considerable immediate and long-term savings for overburdened property owners, said municipal officials. Immediate savings stem from elimination of...
