PubSecAlliance is a growing online community of union and association leaders from groups representing sworn personnel in law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Canada and around the world. It is not a formal organization. There is no president or board of directors. Our mission is simply to provide a space for you to communicate with your colleagues about your most pressing concerns, while informing you about the issues that matter to you most.
Detectives Investigators Association of New York City by John Fleming I am proud to announce that the Detectives Investigators Association of New York City has joined with a group of 50 police unions throughout the country to form an alliance to protect and preserve the collective bargaining benefits of all Police Officers in this country. […]
For decades we’ve been subjected to constant propaganda that government is inefficient, bureaucratic and expensive. We’re told that the answer is to “privatize,” or “outsource” government functions to private businesses and they will do things more efficiently and everyone comes out ahead. As a result we have experienced decades of privatization of government functions. So […]
In the United States it’s not uncommon to hear middle class Americans argue that we can’t raise the minimum wage because it would bankrupt multinational corporations like McDonalds. So what does a Danish McDonalds employee earn? $21 dollars an hour! Why can’t we do that here? Read more.
It’s important to remind ourselves from time to time what collective bargaining and the right to organize actually mean for working families – a chance to make a better lives for their children. In this video a Detroit Free Press staffer asks for his girlfriend’s hand in marriage. Warning- tissue alert; major “feels” on this […]
When you’re trying to convince kids to screw themselves over in the name of fiscal conservatism, the least you can do is not act like an elderly clown that may or may not be suffering from dementia.
Here’s a shocker- all those millionaires and billionaires that have been telling Americans for years that the only way to save the country was to make the rich richer and privatize Social Security and Medicare have failed. They got together recently in D.C. to regroup and rebrand “Operation Upward Wealth Redistribution.” Read more.
Law enforcement officers see a lot of horrible stuff in their line of work. Very rarely is there anything police officers can do about most of it. Mostly they’re lucky if they can put it out of their heads when they go home to their families. But even the most grizzled street cop from time […]
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is not a popular guy as far as approval rating metrics and the fact that no one wants to fund his run for the White House in 2016. But he’s incredibly popular with some very serious people with some very serious money. This article has a good abbreviated history of the […]
Standing up for public employees and workers in general is rapidly becoming a revolutionary act that could put you in the crosshairs of the union-busters and their paymasters. So it’s always good to give credit where credit is due. Read more.
Los Angeles pays more in service charges and fees to Wall St. than it does on her own citizens. It’s a great system- the taxpayers pay their taxes (ostensibly for things like hiring cops and teachers, fixing roads and the like) and the city sends it right along to the people that really need it. […]
Here’s the thing about college sports that make money- the last thing that matters is a kid getting an education. But that’s a great talking point when you’re trying to keep people from coming together to lobby for common interests. Read more.
This article isn’t necessarily about organized labor or collective bargaining. But it’s a strong indication that if you want to organize workers and help them seek better wages and working conditions, you stand a much better chance at success if your last name is Reid, Biden or Bohner. Read more.
Tax revenue in April dropped 45 percent from a year ago, the Kansas Department of Revenue announced Wednesday.The state’s revenue for the year is $92.9 million less than projected earlier this month. Read more.
Many Americans were shocked to learn that many revenue generating college athletes at big schools like UConn sometimes go to bed hungry even though they generate billions for the schools, the NCAA and the advertisers. Well if underprivileged college athletes want to start a union they’ll have to go through Congress first. And Congress generally […]
This is news to very few but it turns out a lot of the fancy financial people are just crooks. The SEC probably won’t do anything about the financial crimes but at least they’re telling those who are being stolen from that this is in fact the case. Read more.
Servants of the ultra-rich like Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker can expect as much backup as they need should they run into legal trouble. Walker’s got plenty of that. No less than six close Walker associates have been charged with a total of 15 felonies and 3 misdemeanors. As a result there’s an investigation into […]
It’s funny how this stuff shakes out. On the same day that this opinion piece was written (it’s about how lawmakers divide and conquer by exempting police and firefighters from union-busting legislation) the following article was posted on the Arizona Republic. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association is not negotiating working conditions and pay and benefits. […]
In the old days there was a modicum of difference between the two major political parties, particularly on labor issues. Now it’s a race to the bottom. Republicans and Democrats are in a pitched battle right now over who can bend over farther and faster for the wealthy and the private sector. This is political […]
You hear people say it all the time. “Why should some overpaid cop get to retire on $80,000 a year? Why should they get a pension when I don’t?” A better question is this- why shouldn’t all American workers enjoy defined benefit retirement insurance? Some very smart people at some very sophisticated state pension funds […]
If you’ve ever wondered why the United States government won’t prosecute financial crimes you may want to check out a law firm called Covington and Burling. That’s where Eric Holder used to work and might again. The firm has clients like Bank of America, General Electric Company, IBM and Morgan Stanley. And you don’t mess […]
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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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