Proposed Minneapolis ballot item would require police to carry insurance

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

A measure that would require police officers to carry professional liability insurance could be on Minneapolis ballots in November’s general election. Members of the Committee for Professional Policing, a local police accountability group, plan to deliver about 12,000...

Police union to city: Give us our new cars

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

Cincinnati police union president Dan Hils Wednesday accused City Manager Harry Black of holding desperately needed police cruisers hostage in order to host a press conference with the new fleet. Hils, President of Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #69, posting in the...

Orange Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Union Blasts Decision To Not Prosecute Attorney

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The union representing the Orange County sheriff’s deputies today blasted a decision by the Attorney General’s Office to not pursue criminal charges in a fight between a criminal defense attorney and an Orange County District...

Oakland Debates Best Way to Watch Over Its Police Department

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

What’s the best way to institutionalize and strengthen police reforms in Oakland? Should the city create an independent, civilian-run police commission along the lines of San Francisco and Los Angeles? Or should there be a single new city official in charge of...

Tasmanian officers could boycott workplace protest laws: police association

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Australian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

The Tasmania Police Association has called on the State Government to amend its controversial anti-protest legislation, or risk police not enforcing it. Key points: ‘Teething problems’ led to charges being dropped Police Association wants legislation...

State Sen. John Moorlach Laments Union Power in Killing of Police Misconduct Bill

by Ron DeLord | Jun 6, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

California Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) has two area Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee to thank for blocking legislation he co-authored that would have opened a number of records regarding police misconduct to public and press access. Democratic...