Posts tagged crime
DC Police Union backs Trump’s takeover, citing ‘out of control’ crime
August 13, 2025 // n a statement to multiple news outlets, union chair Gregg Pemberton said the group supports Trump’s decision, citing concerns that crime is “out of control” and that officers are operating beyond their limits. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Trump’s takeover order “unsettling and unprecedented,” saying she was caught off guard by the move’s scale. On Monday, she highlighted that violent crime in the city has dropped to its lowest point in 30 years, continuing a downward trend that began in 2019 before the pandemic.
Former president, VP of Duval teachers union indicted, accused of stealing more than $2M from union
January 21, 2025 // Teresa Brady, 69, and Ruby George, 81, face maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and must forfeit at least $2.5 million worth of fraudulent funds
CA Follows $20 Min Wage With Bill To Limit Self-Checkout
May 15, 2024 // Proposed CA Senate Bill 1446 would “prohibit a grocery or retail drug establishment from providing a self-service checkout option for customers unless specified conditions are met,” according to a proposed legislation summary. Some of those conditions: Checkouts are limited to 10 items or less At least one manual staffed checkout station is available Customers are prohibited from purchasing certain items An employee can only monitor up to two self-service stations Employee is relieved from all other duties while monitoring
SEPTA, workers union reach tentative agreement on new contract: ‘It’s a really good deal’
October 31, 2023 // In an email announcing the tentative agreement, SEPTA said the focus during negotiations was to "find a way to recognize employees' hard word and ensure that SEPTA is in the best possible position to build ridership and address the looming fiscal cliff when federal COVID relief funds run out next year." SEPTA argued during negotiations that it's facing a $240M drop in operating funds in April when its COVID relief money runs out. The so-called "fiscal cliff" is believed to be why the tentative agreement reached Friday is a short-term deal.
A former Illinois State Senator convicted in corruption scheme gets a new job — state lobbyist
May 10, 2023 // State records show Stragetia’s state government clients in the current legislative session are the city of Oakbrook Terrace, the village of Itasca, Americans for Fair Energy Prices, the Justice Grown cannabis dispensaries and SoundThinking — the recently rebranded company behind gunshot-detection software used by the Chicago Police Department. But in 2019, Cullerton was charged in a 41-count federal embezzlement and conspiracy indictment related to an alleged scam where he received payments from a Chicago labor union for little to no work. Cullerton was accused of receiving more than $274,000 in payments and benefits from Teamsters Joint Council 25 for being a purported union organizer. The indictment alleged Cullerton routinely did not show up for work with the union after he landed the lucrative gig from former Teamsters Joint Council 25 President John Coli Sr., who pleaded guilty to federal extortion and tax fraud charges in 2019.
Union of Southern Service Workers rallies at Labor Department to protest unsafe work conditions, deliver complaint
April 6, 2023 // The new Union of Southern Service Workers and affiliated workers staged a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor’s downtown Atlanta office on Tuesday to demand stronger workplace protections and federal enforcement of safety regulations. About 50 USSW organizers and workers from Family Dollar, Waffle House and other companies converged on the Department of Labor’s office at 61 Forsyth St., before marching to Centennial Park.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff
March 1, 2023 //