by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Howard County’s auditor is recommending the county clearly delineate the purpose of union leave after a Feb. 24 investigation found employees of the sheriff’s office misused union leave. The administration is exploring options to recover misused taxpayer...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Prosecutors need more tools to hold law enforcement officers accountable when they violate someone’s civil rights through excessive force, a Georgia congressman said this week about a Tribune-Review investigation. Rep. Hank Johnson, a member of the House...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Requiring police to wear body cameras is still controversial in some districts, but the frequency of such requirements has exploded in recent years, thanks in part to high-profile cases of misconduct recently caught on tape. In many cases, these cameras are being...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
LORAIN — The city administration is planning on taking its first dig at the Police and Fire departments in an effort to balance the 2016 budget. In an ordinance that is expected to be heard by Lorain City Council at its regular meeting Monday, a compulsory or...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Santa Barbara County, Kern County, Fresno County, San Mateo County and Ventura County now spend about 10 percent or more of their total revenue on pension contributions, according to a new study. A new California Policy Center study surveyed 30 counties that account...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The department is already under a federal monitoring agreement, and the board will face a strong challenge from the city’s police union, which plans to go to court to stop the move to vest the board with investigative and subpoena powers. “For 50 years the people of...
