The PBA of New York City, the country’s largest police union, is sending this message out to their fellow officers, deputies, troopers and everyone else, thanking them for their tremendous support in boycotting director Quentin Tarantino’s film The Hateful Eight. The film has done poorly at the box office and your protests were a big […]
By ADDA Board of Directors Unable to secure funding for paid initiative circulators and lacking public support for their measures, Chuck Reed and Carl DeMaio announced January 18, 2015, they would not seek to put either of their proposed pension initiatives on the 2016 ballot. Instead, the less than dynamic duo of ex-politicians announced a […]
By George Hofstetter In recent years, peace officers, while in the course and scope of their duties, have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism. However, unlike years past, a complaint of police misconduct passes through the critical eye of a reporter, a news editor, and ultimately the court of public opinion. Social media now allows […]
This decision means that New York City cops, with one of the toughest beats in the nation, will continue to be among the lowest paid in the nation. It’s the real war on cops—don’t pay them a fair wage, do everything possible to privatize the job, and decimate the unions. Via the New York Daily […]
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 […]
John Rivera, president of the Dade County PBA in Florida, is accusing Mayor Carlos Gimenez of misleading the pubic about staffing levels at the agency. The PBA’s press release is below. The Dade County PBA is a founding member of PubSecAlliance. PBA Calls MDPD “Largest Graduating Class” a Masquerade by Mayor Gimenez The Dade County PBA […]
From Reason.com: Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists, as part of their Campaign Zero campaign to “end police violence in America,” have launched a new website called the Police Use of Force Project, which they say is “the first open-source database of police use of force policies for the 100 largest U.S. city police departments.” Using […]
The union representing police officers in Hawaii – SHOPO – has asked the Labor Relations Board to issue a cease and desist order until negotiations over body cameras have been completed. Union officials are also seeking reimbursement of legal fees and other costs. They support the use of body cams but say their use cannot […]
The San Jose Police Officers Association has been fighting Chuck Reed’s efforts to destroy pensions for over a decade; the cost has been high, but they are winning the war. Law enforcement officers, teachers, and anyone else who has chosen a life of public service working for California towns, cities, states, and counties are rejoicing. […]
In a letter (see below) to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, CLEAT President Sergeant Todd Harrison and Executive Director Charley Wilkison requested that the parole of Samuel Lee Hillburn be denied. Officer Dwayne Freeto was assisting a stranded motorist with a flat tire at 3:50 AM. His patrol car was struck from behind […]
124. According to an important new report released by The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, that’s the number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2015—a 4% increase from 2014. NBC News’ Ari Melber recently appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss the numbers. Click the link below to […]
“Mobile phones’ filming capabilities have changed policing culture, and O’Connor sees some good in that. But he feels the way the footage is used on social media shows the public do not understand policing. O”Connor said: “All of a sudden people have captured it on camera and put it on YouTube, and, ‘wow’, shock horror: […]
Pennsylvania’s State Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday that Pittsburgh police officers must live in the city, but the police union says the fight isn’t over. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The appellate court, in a 4-3 ruling, overturned an Allegheny County Common Pleas Court decision that said an arbitration panel was allowed to decide officers could […]
If only these crooks could have stolen somebody else’s brain. Enjoy!
In several cities where pension reform has failed, mediation has proved beneficial, according to a recent article written by Liz Farmer for Governing Magazine, a highly respected journal for the public sector. Earlier this month, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu stood with Nick Felton, president of the firefighters union, at a press conference calling for […]
Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett, who recently escaped a terrorist attack after being shot, may well have scars beyond his physical wounds. The horror of being shot point-blank by a terrorist could leave him with emotional trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD. It’s happened before. Just as our soldiers fight the psychological […]
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 […]
New president says members want to heal the relationship between officers and the chief. Anger has been rooted in a six-year impasse in which no raises were given. It ended in 2014 when an arbiter ruled for the city, granting raises but rejecting the union’s bid to make them retroactive to 2009. From The Washington […]
A reporter at Politico followed the money and discovered the Bradley Foundation, a dark money group out of Milwaukee, is putting up the big bucks to bring the lawsuit to the Supreme Court. Their strategy is to take out the unions, including those associations representing law enforcement, and then privatize the public safety business. More […]
This op-ed appeared in today’s New York Times. Kahlenberg makes some great arguments for the value of public sector unions. I thought you might be able to incorporate some of his thoughts, if you or your members decide to speak out on this important issue. Strong Unions, Strong Democracy By Richard D. Kahlenberg If the […]
Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit that is making the claim that compulsory union dues is a violation of the Constitution, in particular the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to free speech. If the Justices rule in favor of the California teachers who filed the suit (hmm, wonder who’s backing […]
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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 […]
In this section we will bring you articles, videos and pictures that make it obvious who needs a union – we all do. When employees have the right to sit
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