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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2014

NYPD Unions Fighting Back Against Critics

The city’s police are under attack, the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association president said on Sunday. In a radio broadcast, SBA president Ed Mullins said city cops are now targeted by the media and "bottom-feeder politicians."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2014

LAPD Officers Demand Better Pay, Warn They Will Leave

Nearly a month after officers rejected a one-year contract offer, officials with the Police Protective League told the Los Angeles Times the LAPD's starting salary has fallen behind pay for officers in at least 13 other Southern California law enforcement agencies. LAPD officers have already begun heading to other departments, union leaders told the council.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 25, 2014

Hundreds of LAPD Officers Sue City Over Labor Issues

In a dozen lawsuits, hundreds of Los Angeles police officers claim the city violates fair labor standards by making them work through meal breaks and stiffing them for overtime.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2014

LAPD Officers Reject City's Contract Proposal

"There is a deep-seated frustration and anger among the officers caused by their low pay, working conditions, a disciplinary system that is viewed as biased and unfair, and their perception that management is unreceptive to their problems," Izen added.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2014

LAPD Union Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with City

Late Tuesday, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Protective League approved a tentative contract proposal covering more than 9,900 LAPD officers. The next step of the process is for the League to take the tentative agreement to the membership for a ratification vote.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2014

Baltimore Police May Get Raises, Fewer Officers

More pay and fewer police positions are being proposed in a new contract between Baltimore and its police union.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014

Miami Police Union Challenges Gun Ban

A day after Miami's police chief banned officers from carrying guns into City Hall, the police union fired back, challenging the rule as a violation of federal law and officers' rights.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2013

Judge Rules Detroit Can Reduce Retiree Pensions

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes has ruled that pensions of city retirees can legally be cut in Detroit’s bankruptcy — a decision that came as a significant surprise to people observing the case.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2013

NYPD Union Protests Internal Affairs Actions Toward Beaten Sgt.

The NYPD sergeants union wants the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau fired because IAB investigators searched the car of an off-duty cop brutally beaten outside a Queens diner on Sunday, the New York Post reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2013

Portland Police Agree to TASER Policy Changes

The police union waived its right to challenge proposed changes to the Police Bureau's use of force and Taser policies -- although it's unclear what final changes the city agreed to make.

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