Shouldn't have had it in the first place, but it's the unsurprising product of allowing public employees to collectively bargain with government
You can change politicians all you want, if you don't change the laws the laws don't change.
Cops submit their hours on their timesheets and then the department bills the team, if the cops filled their sheets out correctly.
Police unions protect bad officers from being held accountable for their actions, and local governments have to stop letting that happen.
Ruling says state law doesn't have to accommodate spiking.
San Antonio PD has one of the least accountable contracts in the country and were already set for a 14 percent raise.
Police unions fight any and all efforts at transparency, accountability.
Former county administrator made $340K in 2015, as CalPERS taxpayer-backed debt climbed to $139 billion.
A governor cannot and should not simply suspend laws.
Obama and conservatives need to stop beating around the bush and confront police unions squarely.
They insulate the worst offenders from accountability, breeding frustration and resentment
Black Lives Matter's Campaign Zero project releases new analysis of contracts and police bills of rights.
A conversation with the activist who finds some common ground with libertarianism but diverges sharply on other issues.
Peter Liang gets probation and community service for killing Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn stairwell.
Unions, lack of independent accountability get part of the blame.
How public unions are driving another economic bubble.
Supreme Court decides Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
Peter Liang shot an innocent, unarmed man in a stairwell, then texted his union rep rather than help his victim.
Newark PD already has a federal monitor because of widespread unconstitutional policing.
Union president calls clarified rules on use of force a "a no-win situation for the officer."
New York's Finest believe NYC is increasingly unsafe, despite evidence to the contrary.
Veterans may not now have a choice of where to go for health care. But they will have a choice in November's election, as we all will.
Peter Liang dumped PBA-appointed lawyers, now the union is quiet during trial.
From mandatory union fees to health laws.
The film, starring Samuel Jackson and Kurt Russell, wasn't expected to do as well as previous Tarantino films
Post-Freddie Gray unrest, state task force offers modest proposals which are summarily rebuffed.
SCOTUS weighs stare decisis in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
The real threat to union power is failure to serve.
In testing the limits of individual conscience, the Friedrichs case may reveal the Court's commitment to freedom itself.
The Supreme Court hears Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.
"Courageous conversations" among fellow officers could increase safety and decrease confrontation.
The 2015-2016 SCOTUS term heats back up.
Will liberals denounce union bosses?
Legislative panel created after Freddie Gray death looking at potential reforms.
Questioning everything leads to war on cops and more tired old myths.
Proponents trying to get past problems with how A.G. Harris officially summarizes proposal.
Perhaps waiting to see if Biden enters the race.
Wisconsin governor wants to bring his most successful battle to the White House
'Orientation' proposal sought to preempt possible Supreme Court decision next summer
Demands due process rights promised in his contract. Victim's due process rights promised in the Constitution, ignored.
Should armed agents of the state be able to organize and use their power to influence politics?
Outrage over private prisons are largely a distraction from the wider issues of the prison-industrial complex.
As explained in a New York Times op-ed.
Resistance to cutbacks to recover from bankruptcy may result in outsourcing.
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