by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
While many conservatives love police, and many liberals love unions, you won’t find many people on either end of the political spectrum who proclaim their love for police unions. On the left, police unions are often seen as the rotten apples in the labor...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Even before the chilling murders of police officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Kansas City, most conservatives had been rallying around the “boys in blue,” defending law enforcement against allegations it is racially biased and abusive and fearing a new “war on...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Looking for less police violence? Perhaps it’s time for some gender variation. KIRO Radio’s “Tom and Curley” dissected a New York Magazine article that says adding women to police forces would reduce officer-involved killings and excessive-force issues. The article...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Black Youth Project 100, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, and Black Lives Matter occupied police union offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City Wednesday morning, as part of a new #FreedomNow campaign against police violence. The groups’ foremost demands...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Past and present Joplin firefighters and police officers testified Tuesday about changes in the city of Joplin’s Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund that resulted in a lawsuit. The one-day trial in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin involved a 2011...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
EL PASO, Texas – An arbitrator has ruled El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles cannot allow civilians to do certain jobs at the county jail. During the past year, Wiles began shifting 24 positions away from detention officers in a move to save money. ABC-7 has...
