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 […]
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 […]
Want to keep Facebook and other sites from capturing all your Google searches? Here’s an instructional video that gives you a lot of tips on how to protect your privacy when doing searches on the web. Disconnect Search is one software out there that guarantees your privacy when you search the web. Learn more about […]
Below is a story that made us wonder if any of the people who read it wondered about the officers who responded to the call and went to help this screaming man who had cut off his penis and then jumped from a balcony. This is the work our police officers do. They worked hard […]
Witnesses, first responders and members of the community at large are at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of the worst mass killing in Calgary’s history, a local expert says. The expert is referring to a recent incident where five young people were brutally murdered in front of a group of party […]
The pensions of millions of Americans are being threatened because of trouble in a part of the retirement world long considered so safe that no one gave it a second thought. The pensions belong to people in multiemployer plans — big pooled investment funds with many sponsoring companies and a union. Multiemployer pensions are not […]
A few days ago we posted a news story about a unique strategy some officers used to show the brass how pissed they were they did not get that transfer. Well today we found the entire video, not just the clips in the TV news report and we think you’ll enjoy watching it. It’s a […]
The Ontario Provincial Police Association has created several YouTube videos that speak to their members and the citizens they serve. Check this one out. “We’re Here for You!” It’s a stroke of PR genius. It might give you some good ideas for your own association.
Focus shifts to making “defined contribution” plans mandatory. The financial crisis and its aftermath prompted every state except Idaho, to slash pensions and/or eliminate defined benefit programs for defined contribution plans. In a study of 32 plans in 15 states representing 65% of participants in its public plans database, the Center for Retirement Research at […]
It could have played out much differently – shots fired, injured officers, EDP taking his own life. But for these skilled negotiators, the outcome was as good as it gets. Officers Martin Morabe and Matt Lyons started their 10 hour dayshift on April 7 like any other day. What they didn’t know was that they […]
Together Detroit Public Safety Unions call plan “punitive, unfair, and painful.” The Detroit Police Officers Association, the Detroit Fire Fighters Association, the Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association, and the Detroit Police Command Officers Association have formed an alliance to protect their 3,500 members. Together they issued this joint statement. This is important to read. […]
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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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