by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NEWARK – Nearly two years after federal investigators released a scathing report that found the city’s police department regularly violated citizens’ rights, it appears the formal process of reforming the force is finally ready to begin. Multiple city...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A Miami Beach cop, worried about his words being twisted at trial, recently used his newly outfitted “body camera” to record a hallway interview by a defense attorney — without telling her first. The resulting objection from the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, it...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
After years of acrimony and legal battles, New Orleans firefighters and Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration are on the same page this spring, together urging voters to support a property tax increase that would help resolve their long-standing disputes. The tax...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Senators representing Baltimore are pushing to put two civilian members with full voting rights on police trial boards in the city to increase the department’s public accountability. Baltimore’s Senate delegation met briefly Friday to discuss an amendment...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Duval County voters will vote this year on a half-cent sales tax for paying down the city’s massive pension debt — an election that will certainly happen after Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday giving residents that choice at the ballot box. Whether the...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Over the next two weeks, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration will analyze the costs of relaxing employee residency requirements and creating a private health care exchange in hopes of recruiting and retaining police officers and firefighters. Those...
