by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As Canadian police forces complete pilot projects assessing whether officers will wear video cameras on their uniforms, experts in both civil rights and policing say they see value in the practice but urge proceeding with caution. “The ‘how’ is...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
HARTFORD — Mayor Luke Bronin pressed ahead with union talks Tuesday, a day after the city council rebuffed a proposal to support financial oversight legislation that Bronin has championed. Bronin arranged meetings with the city’s unions that are expected to...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The new technology removes some of the ambiguity from encounters between law enforcement officers and citizens, Green said. But the video access leads to added work for attorneys in his office. In the fiscal 2017 budget proposed by James City County Administrator...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
For decades, Indianapolis leaders have promised to increase the number of minority police officers in Indianapolis, working to create a Police Department that mirrors the community it serves. Diversity is key to de-escalating potentially turbulent situations and...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Chicago Police Department spent a record $116.1 million on overtime in 2015 — up 17.2 percent from the previous year — to mask a manpower shortage that has mushroomed under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with police retirements outpacing hiring by 975 officers. “Overtime is...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A non-profit funded by Texas billionaire John Arnold will pour a quarter-million dollars into an independent expenditure committee to support the campaign to help repair Arizona’s financially fragile pension system for public-safety workers, The Arizona...
