Public sector unions claim government should not make changes unilaterally. Officers in Canada are facing a good chance that their pension benefits will be cut. In the province of Ontario, the government announced it would be making changes to its post-retirement benefit program in order to “bring the Ontario Public Service retiree benefits in line […]
San Antonio Police and Fire associations launch a website – http://www.publicsafetyfacts.com/ – to educate public about the lies being told about their pay and benefits. But when hundreds of firefighters and cops showed up at a city council meeting to speak their minds, they were not allowed to take the podium. See the report
Philadelphia pension board in denial In Philadelphia, as in many other places in the U.S., the pension system has run into funding problems. Part of the issue is that unrealistic expectations (such as projecting 9% average returns on investments) have been factored into the budget from the start. It’s easy during a good economy to […]
The LAPD may be making major changes to the way it judges police shootings. The commission said it will consider a proposal to take into account an officer’s decision to pull the trigger in addition to the actions in the moments leading up to the shooting. Up until now, the commission has focused almost exclusively […]
Eaton County Sheriff’s Lieutenant sets up a remarkable program to help ease the pain of a line-of-duty death. The loss of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty is felt by many—family and friends, colleagues, the department, and the community as a whole. Lieutenant Timothy Jungel recognized the important fact that when the […]
A fight over the future of Florida’s state pension program is back and groups are already lining up to fight some proposed changes. The bill if enacted into law would force state workers hired after July of 2015 into so-called cash-benefit plans. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, “benefits that are received are […]
They named the bill the “the “Retirement Security and Freedom Act.” But that’s the last thing this law, if passed, will do. As hundreds of teachers, firefighters and state employees rallied at the Oklahoma Capitol to protest proposed changes to the retirement system for public workers, Sterling Zearley, the executive director of the Oklahoma Public […]
When a criminal suspect hopped over a fence and took off on a bike, CBS13 photojournalist James Taylor caught it all on camera. It was a wild scene with a citizen who jumped in to help and several officers tackling the suspect. Three officers were injured. The hero citizen said, “These cops risk their lives […]
The offers sound like the answer to all your problems – use tomorrow’s pension checks for cash today. But don’t get sucked in. These pension advances are actually loans that can threaten your retirement savings and increase your debt. After you sign over all or part of your monthly pension checks, the cash you get […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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