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Late on Tuesday, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Protective League approved a tentative contract proposal covering more than 9,900 LAPD officers. The next step of the process is for the League to take the tentative agreement to the membership for a ratification vote. “We have concluded negotiations for a new […]
This video from Baltimore PD has been a big success. What’s your take on it?
By Charley Wilkison Several months ago, a rural Central Texas Deputy Sheriff who was working as a school officer used his Taser on a student. As a result of the shock, the student fell backward, hit his head and later went into a coma. There was an immediate outpouring of anger against the deputy and […]
Well the forces of labor dodged a major bullet on Monday when the Supreme Court decided that busting unions and eliminating freedom of religion on the same day was a bit much. But the union busters are already working on the next closed shop challenge and union-hater Samuel Alito kindly left the door open for […]
While it is not surprising that those who worked for a corporate Democrat like President Barack Obama have moved on to shilling for Big Business after they leave the White House, usually the opportunism is less crass than this. Robert Gibbs, President Obama’s former press secretary, has signed on through his public relations firm to […]
It’s the most important case involving unions and collective bargaining in the last 50 years in this country. The case is Harris v. Quinn and the opinion will be written by a guy that absolutely hates unions, Justice Sam Alito. The only thing more interesting than the outcome of the Supreme Court case is the […]
Here’s a new dynamic that will be familiar to anyone working on things like collective bargaining. A police association reaches a deal with the city, usually through a city manager acting as the city’s negotiator. Then the city manager brings the done deal back to city officials. Then the city says the cops haven’t agreed […]
In Nebraska, Omaha’s police union has filed a lawsuit against the City of Omaha, arguing that the city has improperly attempted to change its contract with the association. The complaint filed this week in Douglas County District Court is related to the contract that expired in December. The Omaha Police Officers Association says a clause […]
Chicago would raise a monthly emergency service surcharge on phone lines to free up $50 million in operating funds to increase its payments to two city pension funds under a proposed ordinance introduced last Wednesday. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 36 city council members backed the ordinance, which would increase the current surcharge, generating an additional […]
“Declare a State fiscal emergency after spouting extremely bloated revenue projections, miss the mark by a mile, and contractual law obligation is then nullified. So much for the rule of law & constitutional obligations in the great state of New Jersey.” – Chris Burgos, President, New Jersey State Troopers Assoc.
In a decision that clarifies a public employee’s free-speech rights, the Supreme Court in Lane v. Franks has held sworn testimony is entitled to First Amendment protection. This decision may have only a limited effect on employees of a law enforcement agency because, as the law now stands, such testimony must be given outside the […]
Surveillance is big business. It’s a growth industry in both the public and private sectors. It’s also a runaway freight train with no brakes. Most of us are too old to understand the details in terms of the way the surveillance state operates. We still think in archaic terms like “wire taps” and “bugging devices,” […]
The San Antonio Police Officers Association raised more than $14,000 for a teenager who was hit and dragged by a big rig. In March, Cody Culp, 17, was crossing Leslie Road on his way to O’Connor High School when an 18-wheeler hit him. He was dragged about 40 feet before the driver could stop. Culp […]
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Manager Greg Sundstrom this morning announced four finalists for Grand Rapids police chief, none of whom are internal candidates. “We’re kind of being cheated out of hearing from someone internal who has the most knowledge of where we’ve been, where we’re at and where we need to go,” said Capt. […]
The leaders of the Memphis police and fire unions say they will sue the city over changes in employee health insurance approved this month and are prepared to add pension changes to the litigation if the council approves those changes next month. “From my point of view, the administration has left us no choice but […]
The officer seen pulling a man from a wheelchair in a now-infamous surveillance video is officially no longer part of the Duluth Police Department. The department said recently that the Duluth Police Union Local 807 has dropped its opposition to the department’s efforts to terminate Officer Richard Jouppi. A Pine County jury cleared Jouppi of […]
In Connecticut, the police association representing New London police expressed frustration this week over what it claims is an internal review by department leadership into a posting on the union’s website. At issue is a posting asserting that a Fox television news reporter was “verbally assaulted” while trying to collect information from the police department. […]
A Manhattan judge this week tossed the NYPD PBA’s challenge to a law that makes it easier for people who think they were racially profiled by cops before a stop and frisk to sue individual officers. “This court recognizes that police officers must make split-second decision when engaging in investigative stops,” Justice Anil Singh ruled. […]
Many cities, counties and states are trying to change the laws covering contract negotiations between groups like police associations and government officials. This makes sense because there are still some laws on the books that prevent greedy individuals from screwing the working man out of his or her retirement savings. It’s the laws that work […]
In New York, Syracuse police officers have reached a new labor contract with the city, more than three years after the old one expired. The 428 Syracuse police officers will have to pay about twice as much for health insurance, but will get two percent raises for 2013, 2014 and 2015. “I don’t think either […]
Good morning! Here’s 8 tips from PubSec that will make you more successful. 1. Make sure there are a couple of decent photos of association presidents and other leaders available for the media and on the internet. 2. Make sure there is at least one image of the president or association leader where he or […]
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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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