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 […]
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 […]
The union that represents Kern County sheriff’s deputies is suing the county to compel it to accept an arbitrator’s decision awarding damages to 12 deputies the union alleges were wrongly deprived of their personal patrol vehicles for driving too fast. According to The Bakersfield Californian, attorneys for Kern Law Enforcement Association say in the Dec. […]
What are the best tactics a union can use to stop this? Leave your comment below. Florida’s Coming War on Collective Bargaining for State Employees By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org When Miami state Rep. Carlos Trujillo was interviewed on Spanish language radio station Actualidad 1020 he boldly proclaimed that Republicans will ask voters in 2018 to […]
Ed. note: Here at PubSecAlliance, we certainly don’t claim to be experts on retirement programs and pension funds. But dividing up a $1.8 million dollar trust fund among 23 retirees and then shutting the fund down sounds crazy to us. What does your pension fund advisor have to say? San Bernardino’s plan to exit bankruptcy, […]
This op-ed from the New York Times, written by two experts on retirement funds and money managing, claims IRAs and 401(k)s are flawed programs for a retirement fund. The authors make a strong case that defined benefit pensions are superior—and even come up with their own plan that’s similar to the DB pension program. A […]
The Baltimore Police Department granted The Baltimore Sun exclusive access to the homicide unit as it investigated the killing of Kevin Cannady, a 29-year-old who was fatally shot on Sept. 21. It was a great PR move by the Baltimore PD which has one of the highest homicide rates in the nation and is still […]
During the 2015 session of the Texas Legislature, law enforcement was in the crosshairs of both parties seeking to push their political agendas at the expense of everyday peace officers. But the CLEAT Public Affairs team never backed down in to fight to protect your rights, whether the issue was a body-camera bill that would […]
Last week, Fraternal Order of Police President Dean Angelo told “Chicago Tonight” he met with Vanita Gupta, Assistant Attorney General for the civil rights division, who is heading up the Department of Justice investigation into the Chicago Police Department; and Zachary Fardon, U.S. Attorney General for the Northern District of Illinois. Angelo says the union […]
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 […]
Amid the nationwide anti-police rhetoric, Ed Mullins, the President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association/NYPD, is addressing the social upheaval and violence currently sweeping the country. This video implores the legions of naysayers that all lives really do matter—including the more than 2,500 police officers who have lost their lives in the performance of their duties […]
By Tony Moreno (LAPD/Ret.) Leadership is at the core of the morale problems plaguing today’s law enforcement officer. “One-dimensional leadership” is management’s practice of using intellectuals and academics to design their strategies for solving policing issues. These are well-educated people who have little or no actual hands-on, practical experience in police work. They don’t do […]
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 […]
A recent ruling will allow police departments in New Jersey to opt out of a state mandate that had required newly purchased police vehicles to be equipped with a form of mobile camera system. According to NJ.com, the order — issued by the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates last month — halts the law […]
Legal battle is over after judge rules “Evergreen Clause” is legal Officers in San Antonio are celebrating following a court decision that means they will continue to get paid and covered by their health insurance policies until their contract is settled. Officials and members of the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) were beyond […]
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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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