by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Two former town officials are urging the Town Council to act decisively to strengthen retirement benefits for the town’s non-union public safety workers. They want to reverse a worrisome trend toward high employee turnover in the police and fire-rescue departments....
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
NEW ORLEANS – Rejecting the wishes of the mayor, police and fire leaders and the departments’ unions, Orleans Parish voters on Saturday rejected a property tax increase to boost police and fire funding in New Orleans. With 95 percent of the precincts...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Big Short is clearly a hit. Nominated for (and winning) a host of major awards, the film has reportedly clocked $131 million worldwide on a $28 million production budget. That should give screenwriters the incentive to follow up with the true-to-life sequel. Call...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
It has been one year since Freddie Gray died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. Gray’s death sparked peaceful protests and then calamitous riots that brought international attention and prompted the deployment of National Guard units. While local...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Officer retention and recruitment is a big issue for the Albuquerque Police Department at the moment, and a new survey by the officers’ union is painting a dire picture regarding the department’s staffing. Of more than 330 officers surveyed, about 98...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Minneapolis spends a lot of money settling lawsuits against police officers – $11.8 million since 2010. A group called Committee for Professional Policing isn’t happy that taxpayers are picking up the tab. They believe that forcing cops to carry...
