SAN JOSE, CA – Police and city leaders Thursday announced mandatory overtime and the possible cancellation of an academy for new officers in a department where they say recruitment and retention is still reeling from city efforts to reduce costly pensions. The announcement came a day after a taxpayer group launched a legal effort to […]
State officials declared a critical labor shortage Tuesday for rural Nevada prison guards, a job that’s low-paying compared with other law enforcement careers, can involve harassment from inmates and means living in far-flung communities short on affordable housing. The Nevada Board of Examiners voted Tuesday to approve the designation, which allows the state to hire […]
PORTSMOUTH, VA – A firefighter was recently suspended, according to union sources, for talking to the media about staff shortages. Nathan Clark, a member of International Association of Firefighters Local 539 and a City Council candidate, wouldn’t name the firefighter or say when or how long the suspension was. But it appears that firefighter is […]
SIERRA MADRE, CA – To provide relief to the half-staffed city police department, the Sierra Madre City Council approved a contract with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department to provide nighttime patrol services at Tuesday’s council meeting. The Sierra Madre Police Department has experienced a significant loss in officers over the last several months, with nine […]
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden says he expects the police department’s ranks to shrink for another year or so, even though the size and number of police academy classes have increased and hundreds of “qualified candidates” are expressing interest in the department every month. The department has 135 fewer officers than the […]
