by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Black Lives Matter movement and the recent focus in the media on how police interact with citizens of different races has helped engage Americans in an important conversation about how law enforcement works. Study afterstudy has found that black drivers are more...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Baltimore County on Monday released video of an officer-involved shooting four days after it happened. The victim/drug suspect didn’t die and police said he “suddenly placed his hand into his waistband area and turned toward the officer.” But if the shooting were more...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 7, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Outfitting police officers with body cameras seems to be the one police reform that just about everyone can support. The idea has been endorsed by police chiefs, activist groups, and local, state and federal politicians across the ideological spectrum. (The only...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 24, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The face of the case that could cripple public sector unions, argued earlier this week at the Supreme Court, is a blonde, curly-haired elementary school teacher from Orange County. Rebecca Friedrichs told (and retold) a story of battling teachers unions for the best...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 15, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
D.C. police officers have overwhelmingly voted to oust the chairman of their union in a surprise move that the incoming leader said could end the group’s fractured relationship with the District’s police chief and mayor. Sgt. Matthew Mahl, an 11-year veteran, will...