MELBOURNE, FL – First, Florida’s Melbourne Fire Department ordered professional-looking pink polo shirts in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Then, they were ordered by their chief not to wear them. Now the firemen are looking for an answer as to why they can’t support the cause. They’re pink, they’re bright, and they were purchased […]
SCRANTON, PA – Scranton’s police and fire unions have received a judgment against the city for the overdue $21 million that the city owes the unions from a landmark arbitration ruling. The money was due July 2, but the city has not yet paid and is still seeking borrowing or selling an asset to honor […]
An Upland-based law firm known for its aggressive representation of cops and their unions has decided to dissolve the business after a series of scandals and a lawsuit filed by a pair of Costa Mesa council members who alleged the firm was harassing them for political gain. Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir was also dropped […]
GILBERTON, PA – It’s not the end of Mark Kessler as borough police chief here. But it likely was the beginning of the end. The council voted 6-1 tonight to suspend their potty-mouthed police chief, pending his termination. The language of the motion, made by Mayor Mary Lou Hannon, was steeped in legalese, and she […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Two lawmakers and the head of a firefighters’ union have challenged a highly touted workers compensation reform law passed earlier this year. The suit was filed Tuesday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, asking the court to assume original jurisdiction in determining the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1062. The measure changed the […]
