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.
After Dallas police officers pull the trigger, they pick up the phone. And Bob Gorsky — the man who helped them get the right to counsel after a shooting — and his colleagues at Lyon, Gorsky, Gilbert & Livingston are still answering the call. Since he got to Dallas 40 years ago, Gorsky, 61, has […]
More than 100 Dallas police officers currently lack access to computer databases that display criminal information because they haven’t completed required training, according to the city’s police department. Officers use the databases to check criminal histories and outstanding warrants, Dallas television station WFAA reported. The computer catalogues also show vehicles registered as stolen. Dallas Police […]
The San Antonio Police Officers Association released a video on Facebook Thursday blasting City Manager Sheryl Sculley and city council for the negotiations with the city in the on-going collective bargaining fight. SAPOA President Mike Helle outlined new mission objectives for the city. The city has pushed for San Antonio cops and firefighters to be […]
Police union leaders on Monday urged Mayor Rahm Emanuel to modify his plan to assign 40 state troopers on 30-day loan to Chicago to serve fugitive warrants to get known criminals off the street. Dean Angelo, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 representing Chicago Police Officers, and Mike Powell, president of the FOP’s […]
In Illinois, the head of the Springfield Police Officers Association is encouraging Mayor Bob Stephens and City Councilman Doug Burlison to “to turn on a scanner every once in a while.” Following Stephens’ comments to the News-Leader on Wednesday that the prioritization of funding additional officers at the possible expense of other city departments “is […]
In California, A former Arcadia police officer pleaded no contest Friday to stealing nearly $42,000 from a police association while serving as treasurer, using the money to buy such items as cigars and motorcycle parts. Christian E. Blesch, 36, pleaded no contest to one count of grand theft by embezzlement and was set to be […]
In Rhode Island, the local chapter of the F.O.P. in Providence is continuing to battle the city on issuing festival permits to groups with outstanding detail debts, this time taking the administration to task for a communication providing for the Department of Tourism to issue permits. An email sent on August 4 from city solicitor […]
In Wisconsin, the state’s largest police union has dropped its challenge to Gov. Scott Walker’s public union restrictions, ending the last legal fight over the contentious prohibitions. The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging the restrictions violated its right to free speech, association and equal protection. A Dane County judge dismissed […]
In Louisiana, Monroe Police Union President Michael Calloway said he plans to offer Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo “an olive branch” in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday following a fractious week between the rank and file and administration. “Right now we’re just trying to see if we can extend an olive branch and sit back down […]
In Ohio, the South Euclid police union is accusing the city administration of understaffing the police department, despite a safety-forces tax voters approved last November. In an ad in Thursday’s Sun Messenger, the South Euclid Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #80 said that “safety and security is not the priority of city leaders,” as the […]
The leaders of the Dallas Police Association said Tuesday that they aren’t looking to oust Chief David Brown despite group members’ complaints about low morale within the department. In a meeting with The Dallas Morning News’ editorial board, DPA president Ron Pinkston and vice presidents Frederick Frazier and Michael Mata detailed what they believe are […]
In Maryland, Republican Larry Hogan is pledging to eliminate the state income tax on law enforcement pensions, if he is elected governor. Hogan is making the proposal Tuesday. He is speaking to the Maryland Fraternal Order of Police in Solomons, Maryland. Hogan’s campaign estimates the proposal would cost about $10 million annually. He believes the […]
Here’s the deal – unions and pensions have been under attack for decades by the forces of Wall St. and wealthy individuals like the Kochs and Pete Peterson. They have had way more success in terms of union busting and pension elimination in the private sector than the public sector. Today less than 10 percent […]
Michael B. Campbell, President of Baltimore Fire Officers Local 964makes an impassioned plea to the city to respect the contract. To the editor: I was not surprised to read the view of The Sun’s editorial board in “End the pension fight” (Aug. 8), but your facts are incorrect. The police and fire unions made a […]
In Fort Worth Texas, after a 5-4 vote Tuesday night, the City Council extended the leave-of-absence pay benefits for one Fort Worth police officer critically injured in the line of duty several years ago. Later, in a unanimous decision, council members voted not to extend the benefits of another critically injured officer. Officer Lisa Ramsey, […]
Make no mistake- a lot of what we know about the world, each other and ourselves we learned from the movies. So PubSec Alliance is proud to present (with a little help from our friends at the Freelancers Union) seven of the greatest labor flicks of all time. If anyone’s still confused about why we […]
For some people politics trumps everything else. If you’re a dyed in the wool liberal Democrat, you probably would rather not see a serial killer get the death penalty even though it seems appropriate. If you’re a passionate conservative on the other hand there is nothing as important as eliminating public pensions. It’s pretty rare […]
Taxpayers and local governments are on the hook to pay nearly $800 million stemming from “legal” pension spiking over the next two decades, the state controller in California said. An audit of 11 state and local government agencies found no illegal pension spiking but concluded that CALPERS, the country’s largest public retirement fund makes itself […]
States like Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington have either decriminalized marijuana or outright legalized it. Unfortunately for drug war supporters the sky has not fallen in these states. In fact in Colorado highway fatalities and serious crimes are down and the cops in Denver just got a raise, partially a result of the new revenue stream. […]
In Philadelphia, the new F.O.P. contract award gives Commissioner Ramsey what he and past Commissioners had long sought: the right to promote some of his commanders based solely on merit, regardless of how they score on exams. “There are many people who are very qualified, good leaders, but they do not test very well. So […]
In Connecticut, Police Officer Bob Nappe, president of the local police officers union, says that the union will take to arbitration the Board of Police Commissioners decision to dismiss a grievance opposing the town’s use Department of Public Works employees as traffic flagmen. “I don’t understand why we are being continually punished by this administration,” […]
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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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