It’s an interesting argument. Only if you pay city councilors a decent salary can a city or town expect regular working class people to take on the job. In San Antonio, city council members are only paid $20 for each meeting they show up at. Many people charge that no pay means only wealthy people […]
The Sergeants Benevolent Association in New York City has agreed on a contract with the city that gives 4,602 NYPD Sergeants an 11 percent raise over seven years. The $326 million deal goes back to August 2011 up to 2018. “What we were able to do was realize that the issues facing the city of […]
It is the ultimate insult to union members everywhere. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, in a campaign speech, said his experience dealing with union members who protested against his efforts to take away their collective bargaining rights, prepared him to take on terrorists. Walker, who is a contender for president of the United States, prompted standing […]
If a bill currently moving through the Nevada legislature passes, local government unions in the state would have to draft an annual report about their organization’s dues and expenditures. Many states already require police, teacher, and firefighter unions to prepare these reports. Members of the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee reviewed AB109 on Monday. It […]
The outspoken president of the Memphis Police Association, Mike Williams, is running for Mayor, and surprisingly, the veteran police officer doesn’t list public safety as his campaign’s top issue. Instead, getting a fairer deal for the working taxpayer is his top priority. Williams has been a thorn in the side of Mayor A C Wharton, […]
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback all take their marching orders from guys like the Koch brothers. That’s why they’re all trying their very hardest to please their ultra-rich masters by eliminating unions. Wisconsin could go “right to work,” as early as this week. Not to worry though—there’s […]
Following a lawsuit with the New Jersey State Troopers Association in the lead, a judge has ruled that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie broke the law when he refused to send the state’s required money to the state’s retirement funds so he could balance his budget. The judge’s ruling contains the following statement: “Even the […]
It should be shocking to no one that a proposal to create a civilian oversight body to monitor police in St. Louis has turned into a total debacle. On the one hand, civilians and most city officials have expressed support for a civilian review board after the unrest following the shooting death of Michael Brown […]
The Denver Police Association has written an open letter to the citizens of Colorado urging that action needs to be taken in what they claim is the “demonstrated lack of leadership” by Denver Police Chief Robert White. The letter was distributed Thursday evening. Last weekend’s vandalism to the Denver Police Fallen Officers Memorial during a […]
Late last month, during a meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, a shoving match broke out among members of the public—some of them off-duty police officers. According to an in-depth report from National Public Radio, the cause of the tension was a proposal to create a new civilian oversight authority for the police. […]
It’s a growing trend, and the Toronto P.D. in Canada is just one agency among many that will use encrypted communications beginning in May. This means that police scanners will go silent, effectively bringing to an end the way the media has gathered the news. According to the Toronto Star, anyone who wants to has […]
For some police association officials, racism, homophobia, and sexism are the kinds of things that are better left unspoken. But that’s not the case with Seattle Police Guild President Ron Smith. After seeing some of the more colorful suggestions from some of the rank and file in the association’s newsletter. The Guardian newsletter, has previously […]
Ed. Note: This is a very supportive op-ed piece piece on body-worn cameras for law enforcement, written by Tom Brodbeck, a reporter from The Winnipeg Sun. We think it’s worth a read. Cops, Crooks Should be Caught On Tape The more I read about body-worn cameras for front-line police officers, the more I like the idea. It’s […]
The Mounties need a big raise to catch up with rival police forces and attract quality recruits, an internal report has found. According to the Globe and Mail, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Pay Council has compiled a “business case” that calls for a 10% raise, stating RCMP members have fallen far behind other […]
For her role in saving a dog rescued from the ice cold Great Miami River last month, Miami County Sheriff’s Office (Ohio) Deputy Tina Waymire this month was verbally counseled for inappropriate behavior and for her radio traffic use. According to a public records request, an inter-office memo states Waymire was verbally counseled on Feb. […]
Many federal employees are banned from joining unions. Union membership in the private sector just fell below six percent of the workforce. Tens of thousands of cops across the country have been laid off or quit because they couldn’t make ends meet on a police officer’s wages. Big business and the wealthy will never be […]
The PBA of New York City, the union representing 24,000 NYPD officers, is running the message below in the March issue of American Police Beat. The message is a moving, heartfelt thank you to all their brothers and sisters in law enforcement—from the U.S., Canada and around the world—who came to New York City to […]
Ed. Note: Roundup and links courtesy of Ron Delord. Follow him on Twitter — @RonDeLord — for more police, fire and public employee labor news. Toledo Police Union Votes Down 3-Year ContractThe union representing police patrolmen—which was once led by Mayor D. Michael Collins—voted down a proposed three-year contract that was hammered out last week with the mayor days […]
The Labor Relations Information System (LRIS), based in Portland, Oregon, is a valuable resource for public safety professionals and their employers. Case in point: their latest podcast, which features Minnesota management-side labor attorney Greg Wiley discussing a most unusual case from the Minnesota Supreme Court. The court unanimously decided that a portion of Minnesota’s public records law allows […]
The governments of Canada and the United States are in tough talks with its respective public employees, including teachers and cops. The pressure is on to cut pay and benefits—a position supported by the editorial board of a lot of local newspapers. Christina Blizzard, writing for the Toronto Sun, came out strong against the police and made […]
Police officers in the Miami area appear to have figured out a way to keep potential cop-killers from using the Waze app to find their targets. According to NBC News, Miami-area police officers are flooding the Waze servers with phony “cop-spotted,” messages in order to make it harder for users to actually know where police […]
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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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