by rondelord | Jun 29, 2015 | Canadian unions, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Hacktivists opposing Canada’s anti-terrorism act that impacts the integrity of citizen’s security and privacy have breached the computer systems of the Police Association of Ontario (PAO) and stole sensitive information about its members. This week, the data was...
by rondelord | Jan 14, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Conservatives in America are at a crossroads. They face a choice between greater freedom or greater security. While striking this delicate balance has required ongoing policy choices throughout history, recent events involving law enforcement have brought these...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
WASHINGTON — Next week, President Obama’s police task force will sit down for the first time amid an increasingly nasty, continuing conflict between police officers, public officials, and protesters in New York City. No one has any clue how the task force will turn...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Everyone knows that public sector pensions are woefully underfunded, and growing more expensive over time. But a new paper suggests that not only are the costs high, but the benefits are relatively low as well. The study utilizes a change in policy in Illinois that...
by rondelord | Dec 24, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Lynch was hollering. Standing outside a Brooklyn hospital after the bodies of two slain police officers were taken away, the head of the nation’s largest police union railed against Mayor Bill de Blasio for failing to support the rank-and-file,...
by rondelord | Dec 1, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Riots have broken out in Ferguson following the news that Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, will not be indicted. Many have become fed up with police violence and a perceived lack of accountability in this country. While the urge to...