by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
BROOKLYN – Two police unions are accusing New York City leaders of unfair treatment. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association released a new ad titled “Jennifer,” which accuses Mayor Bill de Blasio and his administration of “refusing to...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Legislation set to be introduced to Congress on Thursday would create a new national standard for when police officers can use deadly force and require police academies to teach officers de-escalation techniques — the latest in a series of measures to be proposed...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
For a long time, Chicago officials have been writing checks—big checks—to families of people victimized by city cops. According to the nonpartisan, nonprofit Better Government Association, the City of Chicago shelled out over half a billion dollars between 2004 and...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Tacoma’s two police unions have teed off on Mayor Marilyn Strickland, expressing anger at public statements regarding the fatal police shooting of Puyallup tribal member Jacqueline Salyers. Two letters to Strickland, sent Friday, rebuke her for saying “95 percent of...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
More than a dozen members of the Harford County Deputy Sheriff’s Union blasted Harford County Executive Barry Glassman’s administration for not funding deputy raises in the proposed 2017 budget, challenging Glassman’s claims that the budget...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
HARTFORD — As details emerge about concessions that Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin is seeking from the union representing the city’s firefighters, dozens of high-ranking veterans are putting in for retirement. Fire Chief Reginald Freeman said this week that more...
