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.
One of the most effective lines of attack on prison profiteers like Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group has been this – companies are in business to make money, so naturally, private prison companies will lobby lawmakers to put more people in jail regardless of whether crime is up or down. But now that […]
The idea that pro-business policies help people get jobs is about as realistic as “The Princess and the pea.”
How’s this for a bright idea? You set up USPS counters at Staples locations. But instead of paying the union thugs their outrageous salaries (average postal employee makes about $50,000 after 10 years) you just use the Staples employees to do the work. It’s really quite brilliant and everybody wins! And by everybody I mean […]
Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers has a good piece up over at the Huffington Post where she discusses America’s retirement insecurity crisis. Randi points out that not only do Americans fail to adequately save for their retirement, that deficit is being made immeasurably worse by pension thieves in state and local governments. Weingarten […]
The basic idea of organized labor is strength in numbers. The basic strategy for those opposed to the interests of workers is divide and conquer. And that’s what makes the lack of organization evident in the labor community so vexing. Billionaires like the Koch Brothers, Pete Peterson and John Arnold act in concert for their […]
In San Antonio, like many other cities and counties, local lawmakers have voted to kick cops off their health care plans saying the coverage is too expensive for the city to afford. “The board’s vote reflects the business community’s recommendation that our city balance strong support for our public safety personnel with the need to […]
Charles and David Koch are billionaire brothers that want to eliminate unions as well as any and all forms of government regulation. Through their various front groups and think tanks like Americans for Prosperity the Kochs spend untold millions shaping the everyday lives of Americans. Part of their plan involves indoctrinating judges by getting major […]
A pension overhaul (we like to call it pension theft) bill passed the Florida House last week. The legislation, if it passes, will close the Florida Retirement System to elected officials and senior management employees.But the House did vote along party lines for a package that includes less controversial revisions in the administration of police […]
“No other law enforcement association has anything like this,” said CLEAT President Todd Harrison. “This immediately provides legal representation for officers who have had to use force during a critical incident.” We all know that any time police officers draw their weapons in the line of duty they not only put their lives on […]
I would like to respond to the letter to the editor published on March 21 entitled, “The case against police funerals.” — Submitted by Jim Christie President, OPP Association — When any member of society loses their life at work it is a tragedy. We have never, nor will we ever minimize the death of […]
Despite hurdles, life is better for San Francisco cops The San Francisco POA has 2100 active members currently serving with the San Francisco PD. You can scroll down to read about the history of the organization including the story of the time the members went on strike in 1975. Currently San Francisco officers are among […]
The Dade County Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is “The Voice of Law Enforcement” in Miami-Dade County. Since its incorporation in December 1963, the Dade County PBA has worked to protect the rights of law enforcement personnel and promote professionalism. The PBA has become the largest and most respected police organization throughout the State of […]
The Long Beach POA is an official PubSecAlliance Affiliated Organziation. Submitted by Steve James, president, Long Beach Police Officers Association Recently here at the Long Beach P.D. in California, we had a high profile use of force incident that made the national news. This situation showed once again that it is imperative for law enforcement […]
The Utah FOP is lambasting Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. The comments are in response to his announcement that he has filed manslaughter charges against former West Valley City Police Detective Shaun Cowley. “it’s extremely unethical,” says Ian Adams, spokesperson for the Utah Fraternal Order of Police. Adams says Gill took too long […]
Editor’s comment: When you take stock of these numbers – $3.1 trillion in cash and securities in public sector pension funds, it’s no wonder Wall Street has their greedy hands trying to steal your pension funds. $3 trillion! That’s a big pot of moneyAnd it’s yours. You earned it. Don’t let them take it away […]
Accused of using association funds for personal expenses. The head of the Transit Authority Police Department union has resigned his post and has been suspended from police duties for six months after an internal investigation revealed he was inappropriately receiving pay earmarked for union duties. Edward Carney, a 12-year transit police veteran who last year […]
This may seem boring but everyone needs to get up to speed on the financial health of the pension plan you have been promised when you retire. The largest pension system in the country, the California Public Employees Retirement System or CalPERS for short, approved a major rate hike to $459 million, to replenish state […]
Leading newsreel producer makes 85,000 historical clips available on YouTube. According to Larry Ferlazzo, writing in The New York Times, British Pathé, one of the leading producers of newsreels and documentaries during the 20th century, is turning over its entire collection — over 85,000 historical films – to YouTube. The archive — which spans from […]
For Jacksonville police and firefighters, retirement benefits come early and often. A Jacksonville police officer, for instance, can reap $3 million in pension payments for himself and his surviving spouse over a 40-year period — a payout that’s driven by annual 3 percent cost-of-living adjustments that keep pension checks growing. Jacksonville police and firefighters are […]
Now this is something you don’t see very much. A priest singing a rousing rendition of Hallelujah at a couple’s wedding. He gets a standing ovation.
Molly Wood tests three apps, including the new Carousel by Dropbox, that help you sort and share the overwhelming number of photos on your mobile device. She has reservations about Carousel but that choice does make it to the top of her list. Read more.
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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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