As any labor leader worth his or her salt will tell you, messaging – otherwise known as political advertising – is a critical aspect of the battle for hearts and minds. The question is what works best and why. One of the considerations for any organization seeking to raise awareness about a legislative proposal, public […]
You gotta love the cajones on this guy. Check out the “letter to the editor” from this dude in San Antonio that has a beef with the local police association and all the other public employee unions. Notice the way he manages to paint advocacy and activity as some kind of unethical dirty dealing. From […]
This one minute radio spot goes after the city manager who threatened to lay off cops if they didn’t agree to pay and pension cuts and then denied it. This advertisement sets the record straight. Check it out.
It’s pretty shocking just how fast things can change. Just 10 years ago Colorado law enforcement agencies were aggressively pursuing marijuana enforcement. That made sense because a lot of the funds available to local law enforcement from the federal government were based on drug enforcement metrics. But man how times have changed. Articles about local […]
A five-member panel that handles labor complaints at Los Angeles City Hall handed a stinging defeat to the city’s political leaders on Monday, voting to strike down Los Angeles’ bid to rein in retirement costs for civilian employees. The Employee Relations Board voted unanimously Monday to order the City Council to rescind a 2012 law […]
In Missouri, after weeks of public discussions over a request to add ten officers to the Springfield Police Department, the union that represents the department announced it will launch a “campaign initiative.” “We need you, your families and your friends to begin spreading the word in a very vocal manner,” the Springfield Police Officers Association […]
In a scathing email to 1,500 active-duty and retired officers, the president of San Jose’s police union took the unusual step of publicly casting off one of its traditional crime-fighting allies — District Attorney Jeff Rosen — saying the group will no longer run the prosecutor’s monthly column in its magazine and will try to […]
In Canada, the City of Montreal will bill Montreal’s police union for the overtime officers worked Saturday to replace 100 colleagues who simultaneously called in sick to protest pension reforms. Mayor Denis Coderre called the protest action “irresponsible” and said the officers involved would lose a sick day as a result. “You don’t play with […]
Good news gang. In California, a plan to ask Orange County voters to consider outsourcing county jobs to private contractors fell flat recently when three supervisors abstained from voting on the issue. Supervisor John Moorlach proposed managed outsourcing – as a way to lower the county’s unfunded pension liability – by reducing government workers and […]
There’s no question who’s been winning the “debate” on gun control laws in the USA over the last decade. One of the ways groups like the NRA have achieved so much political influence and power is the effectiveness of their advertising and messaging. Below is a very effective spot for the National Rifle Association. The […]
A Dallas police lieutenant says Chief David Brown tarnished his reputation, unfairly moved him out of the training academy and basically labeled him a racist. Lt. Dale Barnard, a 27-year department veteran who coordinated the program that teaches recruits how to administer field sobriety tests, is one of several academy instructors to file grievances after […]
Are cops police officers or doctors and nurses? Most people would say cops are cops and that they’re not trained to administer emergency medical aid outside of certain situations. But that’s where departmental policy, public ignorance and critical incidents converge. “Why didn’t that lazy cop help that poor woman,” you’ll hear civilians ask. The answer […]
If you’re a police recruiter, you already know that the best way to find personnel is just to look where cops are the unhappiest. In Memphis, Tennessee, cops are unhappy because like a lot of cities, Memphis has decided police officers have had it too good for too long and are cutting pay and benefits […]
People living longer bad news for pensions The measured value of liabilities for most defined benefit plans will increase between 3% and 8% with the adoption of new mortality tables, said a report from Wilshire Consulting. As they say, longer lives means way higher costs. According to the website Pensions & Investments, the tables, released […]
This is how you sell an argument. Chris Christie’s new “pension reform” video looks like someone spent a ton of money on it. If there’s one area where labor unions could use a little improvement, it’s probably the willingness to spend big in order to produce effective advertising. There are plenty of videos featuring the […]
For the second time in less than a month, the Fort Wayne, Indiana City Council has decided to override a mayoral veto affecting government unions. On Tuesday, the council voted 6-3 along party lines to keep a right-to-work ordinance for police officers and firefighters. Last week, Mayor Tom Henry vetoed the ordinance, which allows firefighters […]
Video and photo evidence of an arrest at a gay pride event under investigation by the city appears to corroborate the officer’s account, the Pittsburgh police union attorney said on Friday. Bryan Campbell said he and Officer Souroth Chatterji spent three hours on Thursday night meeting with employees of the Office of Municipal Investigations to […]
As U.S. states and cities grapple with budget and pension shortfalls, many are slashing public employee pension benefits and public services while diverting that money into lucrative subsidies for professional sports teams. Detroit on Monday made itself the most prominent example of this trend. Officials in the financially devastated city announced that current and future […]
Top police officials and activists from Boston and area communities blasted the state Senate Tuesday for watering down gun control legislation by stripping a provision aimed at keeping rifles and shotguns out of the hands of dangerous people. “I’m real disappointed in the Senate,” said Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans, standing with more than […]
After the tragic and accidental death of a New York man after the application of a neck restraint, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said the death of a 43-year-old Staten Island man who may have been placed in a chokehold by a police officer last week would probably spark a federal review […]
George Will is that joyless nerd you see on television news shows that wears bow ties and makes a living talking about “the good old days.” Will, like most media personalities in our culture, is not a journalist but rather a propagandist with a very specific agenda. Will, whose column has been dropped by more […]
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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 […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
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