by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HOUSTON — The Houston Police Officers’ Union announced its state-wide event Let’s Pray Texas event early this week. Mayor Sylvester Turner and other Houston leaders gathered for a press conference Monday afternoon to discuss the importance of the event, and how the...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The leader of the nation’s largest police organization issued an extraordinary statement Monday apologizing for the “historical mistreatment of communities of color” by police agencies. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual meeting in...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Nicole Grant, the King County Labor Council’s Executive Secretary-Treasurer, sat down with us recently to talk about the labor movement and police unions.This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Ansel Herz: The Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG),...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Donald Trump, having disgraced the Republican Party, polluted the presidential campaign and shamed and embarrassed the nation, now wants to bring those talents to the federal government. If his racist, misogynistic, narcissistic campaign does win, two unions...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Call it the tale of two pension crises. In June, the Los Angeles Times’ business pages looked at the looming retirement savings disaster caused by the nearly 40-year transition from traditional employer-sponsored defined-benefit pensions to individual 401(k) plans — a...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A new training program to teach street officers tactics to defuse tense encounters with people who aren’t wielding guns is being embraced by police chiefs in many of America’s biggest cities as a way to prevent hundreds of fatal shootings each year. Even with the...
