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Philadelphia Police Union Wins $8 Million Settlement in Smartphone Overtime Dispute

Philadelphia's police union just won a first of its kind case in an overtime dispute with the city. At issue was if officers being required to check their phones or email was considered being "on call."

August 17, 2017

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Union President Says Denver Deputies Have Lost Faith in Sheriff Over Excess Overtime

The union president representing Denver sheriff’s deputies says that work conditions at the jail are the worst he’s seen in his 23 years on the job there—and that overtime pay for deputies is only adding to the problems. He adds that deputies have lost faith in the sheriff.

August 9, 2017

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Video: San Diego Facing Extreme Officer Shortage, Renegotiating Union Contract

"Going 10 years without a salary increase has wreaked havoc on our recruiting efforts," said Brian Marvel, director of the SDPOA. He explained there are more sworn officers leaving the department than those that are being hired per year.

July 25, 2017

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Cincinnati Police Investigating Threat Against Local FOP President

Cincinnati police are investigating a threat made against the president of Cincinnati's Fraternal Order of Police.

July 25, 2017

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Dallas Police Unions Oppose Inclusion of Activist on Chief Search Panel

“The city manager is new, he may not have been aware of some of the difficulties we’ve had in the past and his rhetoric. We are not too happy about this,” said the secretary-treasurer of the Dallas Police Association, James Parnell. More Here.

July 13, 2017

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Video: Dallas Police Unions Oppose Inclusion of Activist on Chief Search Panel

“The city manager is new, he may not have been aware of some of the difficulties we’ve had in the past and his rhetoric. We are not too happy about this,” said the secretary-treasurer of the Dallas Police Association, James Parnell.

July 13, 2017

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Video: Denver Police Union Asks Judge to Force Prosecution of Chief, Deputy Chief

Denver's police union is fighting back against the district attorney's decision not to prosecute the city's two top officers.

June 30, 2017

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Denver Police Union Asks Judge to Force Prosecution of Chief, Deputy Chief

Denver's police union is fighting back against the district attorney's decision not to prosecute the city's two top officers. More Here.

June 30, 2017

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Video: St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union Says

Police union officials say St. Louis is facing a police staffing crisis. Currently, there are 1,196 sworn officers in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. But Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, believes that number is actually closer to 1,000 or 1,100 when considering military, maternity or sick leave.

May 19, 2017

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St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union Says

Police union officials say St. Louis is facing a police staffing crisis. Currently, there are 1,196 sworn officers in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. But Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, believes that number is actually closer to 1,000 or 1,100 when considering military, maternity or sick leave.

May 19, 2017

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Los Angeles Voters Pass Disciplinary Flexibility Measure for Police

Los Angeles police officers facing disciplinary hearings will have a choice of appearing before an all-civilian review board or a panel that includes two command-level officers, thanks to voters’ approval of a ballot measure condemned by critics as a weakening of the LAPD’s disciplinary system.

May 17, 2017

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Video: Dallas Police Union Tells Mayor He's Not Welcome at Memorial Ceremony

The Dallas police officers murdered in the deadly 2016 downtown ambush will be honored at next week's Police Memorial Day ceremony, but one of the city's largest police organizations on Tuesday told the mayor he's not welcome.

May 10, 2017