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.
Submitted by Donna Leith Take a look. Here SHE is. The USS New York It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center . It is the fifth in a new class of warship designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 […]
Fort Myers P.D. Gets an overwhelming win Voters in Fort Myers, Fl. soundly rejected a ballot measure that would have disbanded the city police department. Opponents of the measure said it would increase response times and cost more, so it was really a lose-lose proposition for everyone involved. Luckily, the citizens were well-informed and made […]
Submitted by Steve Gibson, Sgt. (Ret.) Vancouver PD, Canada. When a four-year-old pit bull named Mercy received life-threatening knife wounds trying to protect her owner from four machete wielding males who tried to force their way into her home, the responding officers from the Edmonton, Canada PD, chipped in $400 so the dog could have […]
Accuses them of extorting money from the taxpayers In his new book, Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker brags about kicking the crap out of the public sector union thugs (including police and fire) many of whom supported him during the recall election. Most outrageous quote from Scott Walker? […]
Ferrari driver offers $10,000 for assistant chief to take lie detector test. The disparities in the number of motorists stopped by police based on race, or racial profiling as it’s called, is a controversial subject. If you’re an inner-city kid from a low income family you may feel, rightly or wrongly, that the way you […]
About to talk to your sergeant about something hard? Have to persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do? A police association leader heading into contract talks? If so, you might be interested in a new study from MIT published in the journal Psychological Science that found a person who negotiates while moving […]
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could deal a major if not fatal blow to labor unions. While the case comes from the private sector (company is a Florida-based casino company Mardi Gras Gaming) the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case will impact all unions – public and private […]
It was just another day at the office for these NYPD cops who bring new meaning to the words “Reaching Out.” On Monday, November 11, 2013, at approximately 10:09 a.m. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call of a suicidal male along the Verrazano Bridge. The man, who had driven a Dodge Caravan Brooklyn bound […]
There are literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of individuals, organizations, businesses, think tanks and media outlets that are hell bent on turning professional law enforcement people into security guards working for private companies (and making minimum wage.) Today we take a look at Newsmax – a media outlet that’s pushing out the propaganda that […]
You may have a secret folder full of Facebook messages you didn’t even know was there. It’s called “Other.” Go to your Facebook page. In the left-side panel, click Messages. There, next to the boldfaced word “Inbox,” you’ll see a light gray word “Other.” Click it to see if you have any hidden messages. […]
From www.AlterNet.org by Mark Brenner For union members in the private sector, today’s attacks on public sector pensions have a familiar ring. Corporations spent years gaming the defined-benefit pension system in a similar pattern: First, siphon off pension contributions to pump up profits – as simple as tweaking the company spreadsheet to reflect a rosier […]
Submitted by Ron Cottingham President, PORAC San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s so-called “Pension Reform Act” has everyone at the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), alarmed. Reed has had local success with his pension initiative and is now joining with out-of-state billionaires to change a long standing California policy concerning our pensions that […]
After a justified police shooting in Iowa recently the drive-by media has sunk to new lows with the typical B.S. headlines and characterizations of cops as trigger-happy thugs. Now that the news business is a largely automated enterprise where you sell the preferred narrative instead of the facts, we can expect to see a bad […]
Check out this 9 minute video produced by the Vancouver Police Dept. in Canada. It’s a tribute to their officers who served in war. This is a great tribute and every police association and union should think about producing a similar video honoring the members of their agency who served their country in the military. […]
Here’s some useful tips to keep your credit score healthy. Biggest thing you can do is pay your bills when they are due even it is just the minimum amount. Also keep your debt lower than the credit limit you’re allowed. Also the longer history you have with credit cards with prompt payments and not […]
Alarmed by Detroit, New York state financial regulators subpoenaed about 20 companies that help New York’s pension trustees decide how to invest the billions of dollars under their control. They want to find out whether any outside advice is clouded by undisclosed financial incentives or other conflicts of interest. (It might be a good […]
Charles and David Koch, the billionaire oil and gas men who are committed to taking away your pensions and collective bargaining rights, suffered a big set back on election day. They had set their sites and their considerable wealth funneled through their front organization Americans for Prosperity on a mayoral and city council race […]
There’s a lot of injured cops who take glucosomine hoping to get some relief from aching joints. But there are conflicting opinions about the benefits of glucosamine, a compound found naturally in healthy joints, and MSM, short for methylsulfonylmethane. The two, usually sold as separate preparations, are popular nutritional supplements that promise to lessen the […]
“Peter robbed Paul to pay Mary, unfortunately,” said Detective Don Edwards, president of the Police Benevolent and Protective Association at the Springfield, IL PD. “You know, the money has come in through property taxes and whatever other levies they’ve had over the years, and they’ve decided to spend that money on other things and […]
We all need a union and now thanks to the state of California, the chances have improved we may be able to hold on to our collective bargaining rights. A strongly worded editorial – A Victory Against Dark Money – was published in Sunday’s New York Times, supporting California’s decision to impose $16 million in […]
In Ft. Myers, Florida, voters will decide on Tuesday whether to disband their police force and contract out with the local sheriff’s department. The fate of payments to Ft. Meyers retirees are up in the air. Thomas Leonardo, a councilman, asked City Manager Billy Mitchell look into whether the passing of the referendum will trigger […]
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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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