Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
Archive for October, 2016
Police Association wants more officers
Assaults on police officers are up according to the Springfield (Missouri) Police Officers Association. That’s why President Mike Evans is lobbying the city to hire more officers. But as we’ve seen in recent years again and again, city officials are likely to respond by saying they can’t afford new hires. Read more.
POA pushes for health care trust fund
If your association has had experience with health care trust funds, please contact Ron DeLord as soon as possible via email: ron@rondelord.com The San Antonio POA is aggressively fighting for a proposal that would allow the Association to create a health care trust fund. But last week lawyers representing the city in negotiations with the […]
Newest union to join PubSec
Detectives Investigators Association of New York City by John Fleming I am proud to announce that the Detectives Investigators Association of New York City has joined with a group of 50 police unions throughout the country to form an alliance to protect and preserve the collective bargaining benefits of all Police Officers in this country. […]
The disaster of privatization
For decades we’ve been subjected to constant propaganda that government is inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive. We’re told that the answer is to “privatize,” or “outsource” government functions to private businesses and they will do things more efficiently and everyone comes out ahead. As a result we have experienced decades of privatization of government functions. So […]
What a living wage looks like
In the United States it’s not uncommon to hear middle class Americans argue that we can’t raise the minimum wage because it would bankrupt multinational corporations like McDonalds. So what does a Danish McDonalds employee earn? $21 dollars an hour! Why can’t we do that here? Read more.
Break time
It’s important to remind ourselves from time to time what collective bargaining and the right to organize actually mean for working families – a chance to make a better lives for their children. In this video a Detroit Free Press staffer asks for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. Warning- tissue alert; major “feels” on this […]
Follow up: Why don’t these millennials understand that debt reduction is cool?
When you’re trying to convince kids to screw themselves over in the name of fiscal conservatism, the least you can do is not act like an elderly clown that may or may not be suffering from dementia.
What minor victory looks like
Here’s a shocker- all those millionaires and billionaires that have been telling Americans for years that the only way to save the country was to make the rich richer and privatize Social Security and Medicare have failed. They got together recently in D.C. to regroup and rebrand “Operation Upward Wealth Redistribution.” Read more.
Cops raise $75K for victim’s family
Law enforcement officers see a lot of horrible stuff in their line of work. Very rarely is there anything police officers can do about most of it. Mostly they’re lucky if they can put it out of their heads when they go home to their families. But even the most grizzled street cop from time […]
Scott Walker…… Duh!~ Winning!
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is not a popular guy as far as approval rating metrics and the fact that no one wants to fund his run for the White House in 2016. But he’s incredibly popular with some very serious people with some very serious money. This article has a good abbreviated history of the […]
Mayor “gets it” on collective bargaining
Standing up for public employees and workers in general is rapidly becoming a revolutionary act that could put you in the crosshairs of the union-busters and their paymasters. So it’s always good to give credit where credit is due. Read more.
Why we can’t have nice streets:
Los Angeles pays more in service charges and fees to Wall St. than it does on her own citizens. It’s a great system- the taxpayers pay their taxes (ostensibly for things like hiring cops and teachers, fixing roads and the like) and the city sends it right along to the people that really need it. […]
Shocker – college players union idea met with resistance!
Here’s the thing about college sports that make money- the last thing that matters is a kid getting an education. But that’s a great talking point when you’re trying to keep people from coming together to lobby for common interests. Read more.
It’s really all about who you know
This article isn’t necessarily about organized labor or collective bargaining. But it’s a strong indication that if you want to organize workers and help them seek better wages and working conditions, you stand a much better chance at success if your last name is Reid, Biden or Bohner. Read more.
Tax revenue in Kansas half of what it was last year- we need more tax cuts!
Tax revenue in April dropped 45 percent from a year ago, the Kansas Department of Revenue announced Wednesday.The state’s revenue for the year is $92.9 million less than projected earlier this month. Read more.
You mean like “Soviet” union?
Many Americans were shocked to learn that many revenue generating college athletes at big schools like UConn sometimes go to bed hungry even though they generate billions for the schools, the NCAA and the advertisers. Well if underprivileged college athletes want to start a union they’ll have to go through Congress first. And Congress generally […]
License to steal
This is news to very few but it turns out a lot of the fancy financial people are just crooks. The SEC probably won’t do anything about the financial crimes but at least they’re telling those who are being stolen from that this is in fact the case. Read more.
Now that’s teamwork right there
Servants of the ultra-rich like Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker can expect as much backup as they need should they run into legal trouble. Walker’s got plenty of that. No less than six close Walker associates have been charged with a total of 15 felonies and 3 misdemeanors. As a result there’s an investigation into […]
The Lone Ranger was not a member
It’s funny how this stuff shakes out. On the same day that this opinion piece was written (it’s about how lawmakers divide and conquer by exempting police and firefighters from union-busting legislation) the following article was posted on the Arizona Republic. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association is not negotiating working conditions and pay and benefits. […]
Corporate Dems will throw the fight and lose the election
In the old days there was a modicum of difference between the two major political parties, particularly on labor issues. Now it’s a race to the bottom. Republicans and Democrats are in a pitched battle right now over who can bend over farther and faster for the wealthy and the private sector. This is political […]
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