by Ron DeLord | Sep 27, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Los Angeles police officers in a unit that evaluated Smith & Wesson handguns for a new department contract used their relationship with the gun company to privately purchase discounted pistols for members of the unit, a possible violation of city ethics rules,...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies have approved a new contract that gives them cost-of-living raises and easier access to information about transfers and promotions. The contract, which was hammered out through negotiations with county officials, gives the...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 14, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Lawmakers in the Assembly narrowly approved a bill that would put in place stricter privacy limits on police access to emails and other electronic communications. The measure by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) would require law enforcement agencies in most...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
At L.A. City Hall, it was the most hotly debated policy initiative of 2012: a new law aimed at reining in retirement benefits for thousands of future public employees. Alarmed by steadily growing pension costs, the City Council voted to scale back the size of pensions...
by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
California voters widely support lifting the veil of secrecy that prevents the public from learning about police disciplinary matters or viewing footage from body cameras, according to a poll released Wednesday. The results of the July survey come as lawmakers and...