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
Pittsburgh PD Officers Leaving in Droves
In the past year, over 110 officers have quit the Pittsburgh Police Dept., leaving for jobs in the suburbs where they can earn up to 25% more money and enjoy a better pension when they retire. It’s happening all over the country and the impact is disastrous on the cities left behind. In the […]
VIDEO: Chief, Union Prez, Team Up
Daryl Turner, the president of the Portland police union, is encouraging his officers not to attend meetings of the Citizen Review Committee, the panel that hears appeals of Police Bureau findings on complaints of alleged officer misconduct. His email to union members came in the wake of a particularly contentious meeting on March 30, when […]
Politicos: We Will Crush Collective Bargaining
Attacks on public workers, cops and firefighters continue in New Jersey. See the letter below concerning the fight in Atlantic City. Even South Jersey Democrats are backing the Governor and the Democrat Senate President in their bid to crush collective bargaining rights. Unelected alleged Democrat and insurance powerbroker George Norcross is behind this scheme. Wounds […]
Cops Leaving in Droves: Pension Cuts Cited
Morale in Scotland among that country’s law enforcement profession has hit rock bottom, with over 800 officers resigning since the government combined all the country’s agencies into a single force. Police union leaders expressed shock at the exodus, which included a staggering 748 constables, 42 sergeants, 10 inspectors and seven chief inspectors. A survey of Police […]
Trump Endorsement Sparks Controversy
Last week’s endorsement of Donald Trump for President by the National Border Patrol Council, the AFGE association representing 17,000 border patrol agents, has set off a firestorm. We would like to have your opinion about the endorsement. Below, we’ve included three articles. The first is a general news story about the endorsement from CNN. The […]
In the Middle Of a “Perfect Storm”
By Jim Foster Long Beach, California Police Dept. Police officers have never been under more scrutiny. The public’s perception of our profession has clearly changed in the blink of an eye. Why is this happening? I believe there are several factors that are working simultaneously against the police, and this “perfect storm” has built a […]
Health Care Benefits at Risk!
A conservative think tank has advised New Jersey to focus more on the rising cost of health care for government retirees than pension system reforms. According to Phil Gregory, writing for the blog News Works, New Jersey has one of the highest per-capita obligations to retiree health care. Unlike the separate investment accounts for pensions, […]
Get Ready—More Attacks are Coming!
George Hofstetter, President, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs By George Hofstetter President, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs A cynical and well-funded attack on organized labor fizzled to an inglorious end this week in the United States Supreme Court. The Court, on Tuesday, in a 4-4 deadlock, kept in place a 40-year-old precedent, in […]
Looking for New Revenue Streams?
Branching Out: New Paths for Non-Dues Revenue By Katie Bascuas Associations Now As associations face pressure to develop new and innovative revenue-generating products and services, the most successful ones are leveraging what they already know and do well—starting by keeping their missions and industry know-how in mind. Associations have never relied on dues as their […]
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