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.
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Teachers, police unions don’t like 401(k) idea In Florida, legislation is being pushed that would overhaul the state retirement system (FRS). The proposed changes would close the state pension fund to state workers and school-district employees hired after July 1, 2015. Police and fire employees are being exempted from the legislation and would retain the […]
John Arnold, a former Enron billionaire is secretly funding a show on a PBS affiliate to keep the wheels greased for “Operation Kill the Unions and Take the Pension Funds.” According to reporter Matt Tiabbi in a breakthrough article in The Rolling Stone – the well financed effort to kill the unions – both private […]
Two dozen police officers were called to the scene as hundreds of protestors including San Francisco Supervisors John Avalos and David Campos and city workers protested outside Twitter’s Market Street headquarters calling for an end to corporate tax breaks. The lunchtime protest which remained peaceful throughout, was organized by the Service Employees International Union Local […]
Maine State Troopers Jon Brown and Elgin Physic, both military veterans, said they’ve been forced to resort to drastic measures to feed their families because of a five year pay freeze. In dramatic testimony at the Maine State House, two State troopers testifying in support of a bill that would add millions to the state’s […]
This past weekend, a man dressed as a banana with an AK-47 strapped across his back was cited by the Beaumont, Texas cops for “soliciting near a roadway.” The man was promoting the grand opening of the Golden Triangle Tactical gun shop, store owner Derek Poe told 12 News Now. The man was holding a […]
TIP OF THE WEEK from the Personal Tech page of The New York Times. No one knows better than law enforcement and other first responders that the weather is rapidly becoming as big a problem as crime. The winter of 2013-14 has already seen several major storms across the country, many of which have snarled […]
Did anyone ever consider finding new sources of revenue to support high quality services like education and public safety? Evidently not. You could hear the enthusiasm in Jim Christie’s voice a couple months back as he announced that officers working for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would be getting an overdue raise of 8.55 percent […]
Following a court order regarding union release time, the Phoenix labor relations administrator said all full-time release time employees should return to their previous department and no labor group should use city paid time to provide representation during grievance or discipline meetings, negotiate agreements, attend union-related seminars or functions, lobby on legislative or political issues […]
Survey reveals cops are fed up with unethical behavior by command staff, sexual misconduct, and lying to the media. An internal survey by the Monterey, California police officers’ union, that was leaked to the press, shows discontent with the department has increased dramatically since the last survey was taken years ago. Survey takers indicated they […]
Turns out moving people out of defined benefit pensions into 401(k)’s would cost taxpayers more. Arizona’s public pension systems for state employees, public safety personnel and corrections officers are on a path toward financial stability, according to a study by a the bipartisan think tank, the Grand Canyon Institute. “We are back on track, but […]
Fitness trackers have been out for a while. The first ones were pretty clunky and only good at measuring the amount of steps you were taking. Today it’s a different story. Jenna Wortham writing in The New York Times, gives us a rundown of some of the best ones on the market. There’s the Jawbone […]
The San Diego Deputy Sheriff’s Association has won an 8% raise for their 2300 members. San Diego deputies will get a 2 percent raise in June, a 1 percent hike next year, 3 percent more pay in 2016 and another 2 percent in 2017. They will also receive a $750 payment in July. The deal […]
Take the ideas in this wonderful essay and adapt it for your own city, town, county or state. This is the kind of stuff that will turn the tide against our enemies Cesar Lagleva of San Rafael, a mental health worker with the county’s Youth Empowerment Services program and Angelo Sacheli , a retired county […]
“You know, I love the force, and I’m proud to have devoted myself to law enforcement these past five years. I’ve seen the city and met every kind of person you can meet. But lately, the gray fur’s been creeping in, and I find I get more and more winded chasing down those drug […]
Judge says police are profiling Former police commission president and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Cunningham III has alleged that two UCLA campus police officers used unreasonable force on him in an incident on November 23. He also alleges that their motivation was racially based. He was handcuffed and then released with a […]
Gary Delagnes, former president of the San Francisco POA, has been a tireless advocate for his members. Listen as he talks about the enormous hurdles he and his team constantly face in their ongoing struggle to make a better life for their members.
Beginning today, PubSecAlliance members can post videotaped messages on the site. The message can be directed at the members, the agency, the community, politicians who control your fate, or all of the above. There will be no fee for this service. Gary Delagnes, the former president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, is […]
The Memphis Police Association has been one of the more proactive police associations in the country in terms of getting their message out to the community and getting their support as a result. Watch this news broadcast as Mike Williams, the president, stands in front of the Memphis skyline thanking people for their support in […]
Governing magazine has a complete breakdown on funding-liability ratios for every state retirement system in the country, 246 in all. Select a state and obtain a list of all the pension funds with a chart of their funding and liability ratios. There is also a page that shows the aggregate state totals. This is extremely […]
FOP Lodge 133 denies using crime stats as a negotiating tool, but maybe it’s a good idea. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 133, which represents officers working for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is reporting a marked increase in the number of guns seized from the students. Recently they sent out a press release […]
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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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