Sentences with phrase «about police unions»
The chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board has apologized for a «stuck pigs» remark he made about police unions.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
The public sector union says it will tear up the pay offer it is about to put to members and go after the State Government for more money if Premier Mark McGowan caves in to police.
More than 40 civil rights, technology, media and privacy groups have voiced their concerns about the police body cameras in a letter to the AI Ethics Board, which includes groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, and the NAACP.
Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.
Bob Kroll, president of the city's police union, said the department needs to increase its numbers by about 20 percent.
Or wait, how about the 10 % sales tax that we now pay so that police and fire unions can retire at 50 with full pensions and literally BANKRUPT counties across the state (the number is at 15 and counting).
A 23 - year - old man was shot as he sat in a car in the 9000 block of South Union Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood about 10:35 p.m. Thursday, police said.
Abraham Garcia, 19, was spotted lying by the north side of the Union Pacific West Line tracks, south of the 1000 block of Crescent Boulevard, by the crew of a passing train about 6:45 a.m., said Glen Ellyn Deputy Police Chief Bill Holmer.
The questions about Tolbert's actions come one week after he was endorsed by the Union representing the Buffalo Police Department.
A senior staffer of Employment Minister Michaelia Cash was forced to quit after tipping off the media about police raids on the Australian Workers Union's offices.
Mayor Stephanie Miner weighed in on police staffing levels, after weeks of comments from police officials and the union president about needing more cops, saying while everyone wants more personnel, the cash - strapped city simply can't afford as many police as the chiefs would like.
Such a case occurred on Long Island in 2008, when leaders of the Suffolk County Conservative Party sniffed out that members of the local police union were switching their party enrollments in an attempt to bring about the defeat of a county sheriff who was seen as cooperating in an effort to downsize the department.
O'Donnell, who chairs the Assembly's corrections committee, said he's visited about 30 prisons in the past three years and doesn't believe he has a lot of fans at the helm of the union that represents state correction officers, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.
COLLEGE POINT — A two - hour meeting Tuesday between Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and leaders of the five police unions, which have been sparring with City Hall about the administration's treatment of police officers, ended without a resolution, according to Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch.
Mangano, while pointing out that the merger of the Sixth Precinct into the Third Precinct in Williston Park has saved money for taxpayers and has not increased crime, said Thursday that he was open to discussions with the police unions about re-establishing the stationhouse.
Source said the mayor was «professional» at the summit at the new police headquarters in College Point, during which union leaders voiced their frustrations about the department's relationship with City Hall and de Blasio took aim at the media again for poisoning the well.
Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ePolice Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction epolice friction ending.
The testimony before the legislature followed a rally outside organized by Birnbaum, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Carver and other police union officials to complain about the conditions and decry an increase in crime.
One recipient of PBA campaign money, CM Gibson joined about a half a dozen of her City Council colleagues in ripping police unions in 2014 for appealing a federal judge's ruling that the controversial stop - and - frisk program was unconstitutional.
Instead of engaging the police - union boss, the mayor would stick to a three - part plan: occupy the moral high ground by talking about honoring the families of the murdered cops and avoiding political fights, empower «responsible» voices to echo de Blasio's message, and isolate the «bad actors.»
De Blasio has been criticized by police union leaders for using the word «alleged» when discussing the attack on a police officer by protestors in a recent confrontation as well as speaking about the concern he has for his son Dante, who is biracial, in dealing with law enforcement.
New York's biggest police union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, is sending about a dozen officers to protest de Blasio in Iowa.
But Brenda Morse told police that she scratched at her husband's face when he was holding her down and had begun to choke her, according to information about the investigation obtained by the Times Union.
The heads of law enforcement unions have accused the mayor of undermining the NYPD with his statements about the danger police pose to his son Dante de Blasio after a Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict an officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.
Law enforcement information obtained by the Times Union shows Brenda Morse told Cohoes police officers who came to the couple's Grandview Avenue residence that morning that there had been prior incidents of physical abuse involving her husband, including about a week earlier, but that she did not involve police.
The committee also will hear testimony Monday morning about bullying from the New York Civil Liberties Union, which is expected to argue against putting more metal detectors and police officers in city schools.
State Sen. Cathy Young, the bill sponsor, told the Times Union last week that the family, which included an 11 - year - old boy and 14 - year - old daughter, called the police about the surveillance, but authorities couldn't do anything about it under the law at that time.
Speaking passionately about the effects of the bedroom tax, Mr Draper said the policy was «one of the most evil and targeted polices» he'd ever come across in 40 years in the trade union movement.
John Evans, the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association's first vice president, said the police union has participated in past discussions with department administrators about body cameras, but its only official role is to negotiate potential disciplinary procedures if an officer was recorded doing something Police Benevolent Association's first vice president, said the police union has participated in past discussions with department administrators about body cameras, but its only official role is to negotiate potential disciplinary procedures if an officer was recorded doing something police union has participated in past discussions with department administrators about body cameras, but its only official role is to negotiate potential disciplinary procedures if an officer was recorded doing something wrong.
Even as the mayor played nice with Cuomo, the governor kept finding ways to tweak him — from neglecting to tell City Hall about plans to shut the subway system during a snowstorm to attempting to big - foot him during City Hall's public fight with police unions.
De Blasio's outreach effort Monday came amid a firestorm of criticism from police unions about the mayor's treatment of the NYPD, attacking him for calling the protesters «peaceful» and saying that he warned his son, Dante, who is mixed race, about the dangers of interacting with police.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of the Times Union, about a retired New York State Police Investigator's comments on the viral video of Coeymans Police killing a rabid raccoon.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of The Times Union, about a viral video of police, which is causing outrage.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a missing Colonie woman and Times Union story about benefits for Troy police.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about how Troy police handled an investigation into a police shooting at a DWI traffic stop and a gift from James Taylor and his wife Kim Hessberg Taylor to Albany Medical Center's pediatric center after a canceled benefit concert.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about NYS Senate Leader Dean Skelos, tasers in police departments across the state, and a stinky situation in Amsterdam.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about the continuing controversy over special stipends paid to certain state senators and police body cameras in Albany.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about the family of a man shot by police in Troy that is now filing a lawsuit and additional screenings at Albany County Airport.
The leaders of the city's law enforcement unions met with Mayor Bill de Blasio and police commissioner Bill Bratton on Tuesday for nearly two and a half hours at the police training academy in College Point, Queens, but none of the officials provided much detail about the meeting.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a controversial pipeline project in Rensselaer County, two separate lawsuits in Schenectady that resulted in payouts, and police requesting travelers on Thanksgiving to be aware.
The landscape has shifted considerably since then — with police unions painting the mayor as someone who does not care about cops, and Mr. de Blasio in turn touting funding for the NYPD for things like increased training and new bulletproof vests.
Currently police overtime, which is not a union contract item, runs about $ 3.5 million per year.
In fact, US Marshals once seized records from a Florida police department to prevent documentation about cell - site simulators from falling into the hands of the American Civil Liberties Union, which had requested them under public records law.