by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Here is a likely matchup to watch as the city of Cleveland begins to reform its police force under an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. In one corner stands Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association. In...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police unions and community policing are two terms that most people probably don’t view as synonymous right now. The first may be viewed as recalcitrant, stubborn and only looking out for the interests of their members, while the latter is all the buzz right now...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of the police union that represents Cleveland police blasted community leaders’ plans to bypass prosecutors and seek arrest warrants for the officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Steve Loomis,...
by rondelord | Jun 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An arbitrator who overturned the suspensions of four Cleveland police supervisors involved in a 2012 police chase and shooting wrote in a decision made public Tuesday that the city failed to properly train the officers. Dennis Minni also...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Tempers flared when leaders of Cleveland’s police unions and associations met with the public Wednesday night to discuss ways to improve relations with the community. Many of the approximately 100 people in attendance voiced their...