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Archive for October, 2016

Don’t borrow against your pension

Don’t borrow against your pension

The offers sound like the answer to all your problems – use tomorrow’s pension checks for cash today. But don’t get sucked in. These pension advances are actually loans that can threaten your retirement savings and increase your debt. After you sign over all or part of your monthly pension checks, the cash you get […]

By February 17, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Looking for a better “selfie” phone?

Looking for a better “selfie” phone?

Curious about which smart phone takes the best “selfie?” Check out this review of the top four cell phone cameras and see which one wins.

By February 17, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Weekly News – Feb. 15, 2014

Weekly News – Feb. 15, 2014

Teachers, police unions don’t like 401(k) idea In Florida, legislation is being pushed that would overhaul the state retirement system (FRS). The proposed changes would close the state pension fund to state workers and school-district employees hired after July 1, 2015. Police and fire employees are being exempted from the legislation and would retain the […]

By February 15, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
PBS to air film attacking unions

PBS to air film attacking unions

John Arnold, a former Enron billionaire is secretly funding a show on a PBS affiliate to keep the wheels greased for “Operation Kill the Unions and Take the Pension Funds.” According to reporter Matt Tiabbi in a breakthrough article in The Rolling Stone – the well financed effort to kill the unions – both private […]

By February 13, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Saying “no” to corporate tax breaks

Saying “no” to corporate tax breaks

Two dozen police officers were called to the scene as hundreds of protestors including San Francisco Supervisors John Avalos and David Campos and city workers protested outside Twitter’s Market Street headquarters calling for an end to corporate tax breaks. The lunchtime protest which remained peaceful throughout, was organized by the Service Employees International Union Local […]

By February 13, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Troopers forced to feed their kids road kill

Troopers forced to feed their kids road kill

Maine State Troopers Jon Brown and Elgin Physic, both military veterans, said they’ve been forced to resort to drastic measures to feed their families because of a five year pay freeze. In dramatic testimony at the Maine State House, two State troopers testifying in support of a bill that would add millions to the state’s […]

By February 12, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Cops cite man with AK-47

Cops cite man with AK-47

This past weekend, a man dressed as a banana with an AK-47 strapped across his back was cited by the Beaumont, Texas cops for “soliciting near a roadway.” The man was promoting the grand opening of the Golden Triangle Tactical gun shop, store owner Derek Poe told 12 News Now. The man was holding a […]

By February 12, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Headline Weather alerts for first responders

Headline Weather alerts for first responders

TIP OF THE WEEK from the Personal Tech page of The New York Times. No one knows better than law enforcement and other first responders that the weather is rapidly becoming as big a problem as crime. The winter of 2013-14 has already seen several major storms across the country, many of which have snarled […]

By February 12, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Cops get raise, media launches an attack

Cops get raise, media launches an attack

Did anyone ever consider finding new sources of revenue to support high quality services like education and public safety? Evidently not. You could hear the enthusiasm in Jim Christie’s voice a couple months back as he announced that officers working for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would be getting an overdue raise of 8.55 percent […]

By February 11, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Police Association leaders ordered back on the street

Police Association leaders ordered back on the street

Following a court order regarding union release time, the Phoenix labor relations administrator said all full-time release time employees should return to their previous department and no labor group should use city paid time to provide representation during grievance or discipline meetings, negotiate agreements, attend union-related seminars or functions, lobby on legislative or political issues […]

By February 11, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Officers are not happy

Officers are not happy

Survey reveals cops are fed up with unethical behavior by command staff, sexual misconduct, and lying to the media. An internal survey by the Monterey, California  police officers’ union, that was leaked to the press,  shows discontent with the department has increased dramatically since the last survey was taken years ago. Survey takers indicated they […]

By February 11, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
State’s pension system in good shape

State’s pension system in good shape

Turns out moving people out of defined benefit pensions into 401(k)’s would cost taxpayers more. Arizona’s public pension systems for state employees, public safety personnel and corrections officers are on a path toward financial stability, according to a study by a the bipartisan think tank, the Grand Canyon Institute. “We are back on track, but […]

By February 10, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Personal trainer that goes on your wrist

Personal trainer that goes on your wrist

Fitness trackers have been out for a while. The first ones were pretty clunky and only good at measuring the amount of steps you were taking. Today it’s a different story. Jenna Wortham writing in The New York Times, gives us a rundown of some of the best ones on the market. There’s the Jawbone […]

By February 10, 2014 0 Comments Read More →
Deputies land 8% raise

Deputies land 8% raise

The San Diego Deputy Sheriff’s Association has won an 8% raise for their 2300 members. San Diego deputies will get a 2 percent raise in June, a 1 percent hike next year, 3 percent more pay in 2016 and another 2 percent in 2017. They will also receive a $750 payment in July. The deal […]

Op-Ed piece supports YOU

Op-Ed piece supports YOU

Take the ideas in this wonderful essay and adapt it for your own city, town, county or state. This is the kind of stuff that will turn the tide against our enemies Cesar Lagleva of San Rafael, a mental health worker with the county’s Youth Empowerment Services program and Angelo Sacheli , a retired county […]

Gimme the pension bone

Gimme the pension bone

  “You know, I love the force, and I’m proud to have devoted myself to law enforcement these past five years. I’ve seen the city and met every kind of person you can meet. But lately, the gray fur’s been creeping in, and I find I get more and more winded chasing down those drug […]

Weekly News – Feb. 7, 2014

Weekly News – Feb. 7, 2014

Judge says police are profiling Former police commission president and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Cunningham III has alleged that two UCLA campus police officers used unreasonable force on him in an incident on November 23. He also alleges that their motivation was racially based. He was handcuffed and then released with a […]

A battle that never ends

A battle that never ends

Gary Delagnes, former president of the San Francisco POA, has been a tireless advocate for his members. Listen as he talks about the enormous hurdles he and his team constantly face in their ongoing struggle to make a better life for their members.

Post your video on PubSecAlliance

Post your video on PubSecAlliance

Beginning today, PubSecAlliance members can post videotaped messages on the site. The message can be directed at the members, the agency, the community, politicians who control your fate, or all of the above. There will be no fee for this service.   Gary Delagnes, the former president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, is […]

Getting the message out

Getting the message out

The Memphis Police Association has been one of the more proactive police associations in the country in terms of getting their message out to the community and getting their support as a result. Watch this news broadcast as Mike Williams, the president, stands in front of the Memphis skyline thanking people for their support in […]

The facts on pension funding

The facts on pension funding

Governing magazine has a complete breakdown on funding-liability ratios for every state retirement system in the country, 246 in all. Select a state and obtain a list of all the pension funds with a chart of their funding and liability ratios. There is also a page that shows the aggregate state totals. This is extremely […]