by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
It has been one year since Freddie Gray died while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. Gray’s death sparked peaceful protests and then calamitous riots that brought international attention and prompted the deployment of National Guard units. While local...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Officer retention and recruitment is a big issue for the Albuquerque Police Department at the moment, and a new survey by the officers’ union is painting a dire picture regarding the department’s staffing. Of more than 330 officers surveyed, about 98...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Minneapolis spends a lot of money settling lawsuits against police officers – $11.8 million since 2010. A group called Committee for Professional Policing isn’t happy that taxpayers are picking up the tab. They believe that forcing cops to carry...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
This could be the start of something big. In fact, it has to be. Last week, Julie Jones, secretary of the state’s Department of Corrections, announced an initiative to recruit 4,000 corrections officers by July 2017. This move is crucial to plugging the staffing gaps...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTIC CITY — Gov. Chris Christie’s press conference that bashed Mayor Don Guardian and other city officials also brought them good news — a countywide police force is off the table, Guardian said. The next challenge for police and firefighters in the city will be...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Canadian unions, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
March 22 was a day of coincidences in Toronto: a tumultuous chapter in the history of city politics ended with the death of former mayor Rob Ford; in Ottawa, the Trudeau government introduced its first “growth” budget; and by chance, or choice,...
