by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan proposal in Ohio seeks to provide a more transparent investigative process when a law enforcement officer fatally shoots another person. A bill recently introduced by state Reps. Alicia Reece, a Cincinnati Democrat, and Jonathan Dever, a...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CHICAGO — Police anxiety in the era of ever-present cellphone cameras and viral videos partly explains why violent crime has risen in several large U.S. cities this year, FBI Director James Comey said Friday. Comey told several hundred students during a forum at the...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN JOSE — A San Jose police officer who drew national scorn in December for his combative tweets antagonizing the Black Lives Matter movement — including some widely viewed as violent threats — has been fired by the San Jose Police Department, this newspaper has...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MADISON, Wis. — The union representing Wisconsin’s State Patrol troopers sued the State Patrol and its superintendent on Monday, alleging that an experimental policy for evaluating trooper performance is illegal and unfair to those who work during overnight shifts or...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday stood by his contention that Chicago police officers are becoming “fetal” out of concern they will get in trouble for actions during arrests, blaming officers second-guessing themselves in the wake of high-profile...