by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Pittsburgh police officers don’t have to live in the city to keep residents safe and state law gives them a right to move out, an attorney for the police union argued Tuesday. An attorney for the city countered that voters in 2013 overwhelmingly approved an...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Pittsburgh police officers would receive annual raises of 1 percent to 2 percent through 2019 but have to contribute more toward their medical benefits under a draft arbitration award the Tribune-Review obtained Tuesday. Robert Swartzwelder, president of Fraternal...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 12, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Pittsburgh police union and Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration squabbled Thursday over a controversial agreement that permitted suspended officers to collect overtime pay for hours they haven’t worked. Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Pittsburgh does not have to pay its on-duty police officers the same rate as off-duty officers when both work at the same big events, such as Steelers and Penguins games, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday. In a 13-page decision, the court sided with...