by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Most NYPD cops don’t want to wear body cameras — but they may soon get paid for their trouble. In an effort to sweeten the pot in contract talks with the police union, City Hall is offering a 1 percent salary bump for officers forced to use the equipment, sources told...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In response to allegations of heavy-handed punishment and allusions to racism, Miami’s top administrator on Friday issued a memo detailing the sex, race and transgressions of every full-time employee fired under his watch — a dirty laundry list that...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Bexar County commissioners unanimously approved Friday a collective bargaining agreement with the sheriff and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County that includes wage increases and other updated employment conditions for uniformed officers in the Sheriff’s...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
Thanks to Hartford firefighters for doing their part to smother some of the financial embers threatening the city. They’ve agreed to pay freezes for four years and other concessions the city badly needed. If more unions did the same, Hartford would be looking at...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
DENVER –The union representing most DPD officers is celebrating a court victory over the use of body cameras. The Denver Police Protective Association argued that the use of cameras is a matter of contract negotiations and wanted to discuss their implementation with...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville Police Leaders and Patrol are not seeing eye to eye on schedule issues. It’s a he says-he says situation. Currently the police department is an 8 hour a day, 5 days a week schedule. But before it was 10 hour shifts 4 days a...
