The N.Y.C Detective Investigator’s Association (DIA), the union representing all detectives working for the five District Attorneys’ and Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York City is coming down hard against the recent firing of a detective investigator in Brooklyn that was based solely on political payback. “All signs point to the fact that newly elected […]
In Canada, three officers who were upset that their transfer requests had been turned down fought back with an interesting tactic. They produced a fictitious movie trailer for the film “Central Cells” which shows three officers on “a quest for freedom” from their cellblock duties. The YouTube video went viral but the department was not […]
One guy’s take on what life looks like if your job is run by a profit-making company. “L.P.D.: Libertarian Police Department” was posted this week by Tom O’Donnell on the The New Yorker Blog. Excerpt below. Click link to read entire piece. It may sound like science fiction but it’s not. I was shooting heroin […]
We’ve posted this two minute video before but we thought you should take a look at it again. You will learn exactly why these well funded groups set up these think tanks who then wine and dine politicians so they can get the laws changed. Laws on your pensions, health care, pay and even your […]
Last week, the House of Representatives in the Florida legislature voted along straight party lines to close the Florida Retirement System to elected officials and top state managers Friday, despite impassioned arguments that Republicans are letting “the wolves of Wall Street” devour the pensions of hundreds of thousands of state and local government employees. Rep. […]
It was only a couple of weeks ago that San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed threw in the towel and said he was halting his effort to get a measure on the California ballot that if passed would decimate pensions for public employees. Well guess what? He’s back. Last week Reed announced at the Sacramento Press […]
Submitted by Douglas Rose San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who has been busy lecturing everybody in the state on how to operate their pension systems, has quite a problem on his hands. Reed’s mismanagement and neglect of a major problem in the San Jose pension systems has cost taxpayers and system members well over $94 […]
Dean Angelo Sr., a detective with the Chicago Police Department has been elected president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police. Dean beat the acting president of the union, Bill Dougherty, by a vote of 5,021 to 4,548. It was the first runoff election anyone could remember the FOP ever holding. Angelo and Dougherty were […]
Hey with friends like this who needs enemies. On a recent posting on Policeone.com, a popular law enforcement website, the editor-in-chief, posts a 1400 word article promoting the advantages of teaming up with private security guards in your city or town. The article has extensive quotes on how sworn professional law enforcement officers can team […]
A new training video for Target workers repeatedly warns them about the dangers of forming a union by framing it as friendly advice from co-workers, Salon reported this week. It’s just the latest move by Target to deny their employees the right to bargain collectively with their employer with the hopes of getting a contract […]
John Arnold, the former Enron trader who is supporting San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and his mission pension slashing effort in California along with the think tanks and institutes like Pew, the Heritage Foundation and the Manhattan Institute, writes a diatribe in Philanthropy magazine defending his agenda. Note that he claims labor groups (special interests) […]
We learn from the LA Times that a high-stakes power struggle at the union representing Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies has left members with two presidents, two boards of directors, two “official” websites and, for many, too much drama. Trouble at the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs came to light last month when the […]
NJ Governor cuts pension payments; plan violates budget signed into law last year. In a catastrophic move for New Jersey teachers, cops, firefighters and others, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has changed the funding formula for the state’s pension contribution so he could cancel $93.7 million in previously budgeted pension payments due in June, cut […]
Here’s a great idea from the Sergeants’ Benevolent Association in New York City – give out awards to women from your agency who have distinguished themselves. Call it the “Women of Influence Award” and make it part of “Women’s History Month.” Here’s the letter that went out from Ed Mullins, president of the SBA to […]
Decision made possible by change in state law that allowed residency for Pittsburgh police to be subject to collective bargaining In a victory for Pittsburgh police officers who want to live outside the city, a draft arbitration award has done away with the residency requirement. The draft award with input from the Fraternal Order of […]
When you’re seeking a second term as a big city mayor and reporters are peppering you with questions about the high rate of homicides, the last thing you want to do is take any responsibility. It’s much safer to just blame the cops. Rahm Emanuel has not officially announced his candidacy for a second term […]
My husband Jim and I wrote the rebuttal to an outrageous op-ed piece that appeared in the Boston Globe claiming your pensions are “eating taxpayers alive.” They printed it in the Sunday edition. Please feel free to use this in your own jurisdiction – make the changes that are needed and put your name on […]
To law enforcement officers everywhere that’s sure what it seems like. Calls for “mentally disturbed persons” are off the charts and they often pose a real danger for responding officers. Officers in San Diego and nearby cities and towns is just one area that has been slammed with a massive increase in mental health […]
Amount Los Angeles paid in fees to Wall Street in 2013 approximately $204 million while sewers, streets and schools have no repairs. According to a recent report from a coalition of 15 unions and community organizations, “No Small Fees: LA Spends More on Wall Street than Our Streets,” the $204 million is a low […]
This letter to the editor published in a Canadian newspaper is not easy to read. But we are bringing it to your attention because the views of the writer are more common than you might think. To the editor: Whether one agrees or disagrees with the actions of protestor Eric Brazau, who picketed a police […]
Energy drinks, particularly those little power shots that make you feel like an eight-ball shot out of a cannon made of methamphetamine, are big business. The company that sells the “five-hour” shots cleared a billion in sales last year alone. Like any legally available and powerful drug, young folks are knocking back the high-powered caffeine […]
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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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