by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole moves closer to making widely expected changes in her command staff, a department union asked a state hearing examiner Tuesday to block a new city ordinance that allows O’Toole to hire outside candidates. In an...
by rondelord | Dec 24, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole announced Monday she will open the department’s five assistant-chief positions to competition beginning in January, including the controversial step of taking applications from outside candidates. Seattle Police Chief Kathleen...
by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SEATTLE, WA – At a City Hall news conference, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his long-awaited plan to address revelations that his former interim police chief had overturned misconduct findings against seven officers with little oversight. Highlights of...