by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Winnipeg’s police union is still hopeful layoffs within the force won’t be necessary, despite a city hall decision not to hike the police budget by more than 6.3 per cent – or $16.7 million. In their budget estimate, the police service and the police board asked the...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will eliminate the long-standing and secret use of a grand jury in police-involved shootings, including the death of Jamar Clark. For the first time in at least 40 years, Freeman and several of his top prosecutors will investigate...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The LAPD Police Commission, a civilian review board that works with the Chief of Police to oversee the department and help set policy,voted unanimously yesterday to implement new “use-of-force policies that emphasize de-escalation and the use of minimal force in...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy violated the police contract when he “unilaterally” required rank-and-file police officers to cover up their tattoos, an independent arbitrator has ruled. Five months after a federal judge ruled that the no visible tattoo...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Miami-Dade’s police union declared an impasse Monday in its long-running labor talks with the county, thrusting a high-profile contract dispute into the run-up to the 2016 mayoral election. Union chief John Rivera said he told county negotiators that the Miami-Dade...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Labor, Police, Unions
A bipartisan effort to make it more difficult for rogue law enforcement officers to find police work in Colorado has passed a key hurdle and is gaining momentum. The bill would require police agencies to request and review personnel records and internal affairs files...
