by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Officers’ Association is still fighting with County Sheriff Richard Wiles to ensure that certain positions within El Paso jails don’t become civilianized. On Tuesday, both parties met with an arbitrator to present their...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
An annual city budget has only so much money to spread among many and competing needs. Property values and sales taxes rise and fall. Infrastructure demands pile up; everything seems to cost more, salary and service, as the population grows. Even in Dallas, with...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Today, San Antonio Chief of Police William McManus and San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley announced the start of a new class at the San Antonio Police Academy. This class is actually known as Cadet Class 2016 Bravo. As of April 25 according to an open records...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
Sault Ste. Marie’s fire chief said the local firefighter union asked for 24 hour shifts and they will be expected to work them — without sleep. The Sault Ste. Marie Professional Fire Fighters Association (SSMPFFA) was recently awarded the ability to work 24 hour...
by Ron DeLord | May 2, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been reprimanded, stripped of five days’ pay and warned his job is in jeopardy after his boss said he didn’t follow orders to stop discussing the controversial police shooting of an unarmed teen in February. At the center of the...
by Ron DeLord | May 2, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Two months ago, Miami police union president Javier Ortiz rattled the Beyhive when he called for a boycott of Beyoncé’s upcoming concert at Marlins Park, the first stop on her 40-date Formation World Tour. Ortiz deemed the superstar’s message...
