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
Under Siege
Are recent viral videos of police altercations—like that controversial clip of a South Carolina high school student being slammed to the ground by the school’s resource officer—leading to a spike in crime? The director of the FBI director seems to think so, but local officers are saying not so fast. According to NBC12.com: FBI director […]
‘Release Time’ Clause Gets Curbed
According to National Legal and Policy Center, the Arizona Court of Appeals, affirming a lower court decision, ruled that a Memorandum of Understanding forcing the City of Phoenix to compensate local cops for union activity, while not necessarily violating the state constitution’s Gift Clause, imposed grossly excessive costs. In a must-read commentary on the decision, […]
Lawsuit Filed Over LEO Info
From the Associated Press: The Virginian-Pilot has filed a lawsuit seeking information about law enforcement officers and those with police powers. The newspaper filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Norfolk Circuit Court against the Department of Criminal Justice Services to gain access to a state database that tracks training for police officers. The action was taken […]
Fresh Intel: The Weekly Roundup
Weekly News Roundup submitted by Ron DeLord News and commentary impacting police, deputies, corrections, fire, emergency services and public employees throughout the United States. You can access the full article by clicking on the link. Articles are archived on my web page for those searching for information on a particular topic. The posting of an […]
Elaine Bernard To Harvard Grad Students: Organize!
When graduate students at Harvard University decided they needed union representation to get a fairer deal from Harvard, they turned to Elaine Bernard, one of the world’s leading experts on labor unions. Her talk made the front page of the University’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. GO ELAINE!
NYPD PBA Ups the Pressure to Get Its Members Raises
Ed Note: The PBA of New York City has been educating the citizens of the city about the low pay endured by NYPD cops for too long. This is just one of the full-page ads that are appearing in several of the city’s newspapers. See more of them HERE.
Social Media Blitz to Sway Members
Leaders at the United Auto Workers union have launched a social-media blitz to help sell a new tentative labor deal ahead of a critical vote this week, hoping to persuade skeptical rank-and-file workers to support the pact after poor communication contributed to a previous agreement being rejected by a wide margin. UAW President Dennis Williams […]
Police Widows Put On the Pressure
Widows of police officers in England are set to visit Downing Street to campaign against pension rules they say force some of them into “a life of solitude.” Under current rules in England and Wales, the pensions of thousands of police officers would be cancelled if they died and their spouse later remarried or moved […]
The Hard Truth About Cops Who Lie
Editor’s note: The National Public Radio affiliate in New York City spent five months studying how often police make false statements in the course of criminal investigations. We thought you would want to read or listen (CLICK HERE). This sort of “report” probably coming to your town if it hasn’t already. The Detectives Endowment Association is […]
Fresh Intel: The Weekly Roundup
Weekly News Roundup submitted by Ron DeLord News and commentary impacting police, deputies, corrections, fire, emergency services and public employees throughout the United States. You can access the full article by clicking on the link. Articles are archived on my web page for those searching for information on a particular topic. The posting of an […]
Fighting the Union Busters
Three Las Vegas police unions are challenging the constitutionality of a new state law that prohibits local governments from allowing employees any paid leave to serve as representatives of labor organizations. Chaparian noted that for decades upon decades the Las Vegas Police Protective Association (LVPPA) has negotiated in good faith for all their members […]
Fear and Loathing in the LAPD
Award-winning author Joe Domanick’s critically acclaimed new book, Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing, chronicles how the reforms begun by Chief Bill Bratton, and continued by his successor Charlie Beck, have changed the behavior of rank-and-file cops—and raises the question of whether LA’s experience offers lessons for other law enforcement agencies […]
Billboards Point to Dangerously Low Staffing Levels
Billboards have gone up throughout the City of Portland to educate the public about the dangerously low staffing levels in the Portland Police Bureau. The Portland Police Association (PPA) has been urging the City Council to increase police staffing and they hope that they billboard campaign will educate the community just how dire this crisis […]
One Pension Scheme Shelved, New Ballot Measure Planned
By ADDA Board of Directors Chuck Reed and Carl DeMaio announced they will not be circulating for signatures the pension initiative they previously announced earlier this year, while promising to announce two more pension initiatives. The decision reflects, again, that Reed and company can’t “handle the truth” about their pension schemes. The recently aborted initiative […]
These Initiatives Must Be Stopped!
This is a message from Brian Marvel, president of the San Diego Police Officers Association. He is hoping you and your members can help the San Diego POA and all of California’s law enforcement officers. To my fellow police association leaders and members: We need your help to defeat the proposals described below. If they […]
VIDEO: Officer Hunted
According to CBSLA.com: A disturbing video that seemingly shows an officer being stalked has the local law enforcement community on edge. The footage, posted on social media, begins with a Los Angeles police officer getting out of his patrol car, followed by a shot of a handgun held by the person shooting the video. That […]
Getting Their Attention: The Heart Behind the Badge
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Mike Parker A 31-year veteran officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department put into words what so many officers experience. The impact has been profound. CBS News recently did a feature piece on Mike’s essay. We watched it several times and came away convinced that this was one of […]
POA Does Big Media Push
Message from Marty Halloran, President of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: In an ongoing effort to get the POA message out to the general public, I appeared on KPIX Channel 5’s Sunday morning news show. The interview covered issues of racial profiling, the current public relations campaign by the POA, and the increase in […]
Watch Out for 401(K) Rip-Offs
The new rules for retirement advisors that the President and consumer advocates are pushing address a conflict of interest the White House estimates costs retirement savers $17 billion annually. The problem? Contrary to what many investors believe, the advisors who direct them to retirement funds are not always required to act in their clients’ best […]
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