Posts tagged federal prison
Union bosses sue to defend system that helped turn federal prison into ‘rape club’
December 15, 2025 // Government union bosses wielding monopoly-bargaining privileges have on multiple occasions “frustrated and undermined accountability” in the oversight of federal prisoners, as even David Fathi of the generally pro-Big Labor American Civil Liberties Union has acknowledged. That’s why President Trump’s executive order from March is so important — it freed large swaths of the federal workforce from union bosses’ obstructionist power.
Turbulence at LAX: Union Revolt Against Airport Police Chief Cecil Rhambo Exposes Leadership Crisis Ahead of World Cup and Olympics
October 20, 2025 // Union leaders argue that while executive pay has ballooned, front-line officers are left to shoulder the burden with minimal resources. LAAPOA noted that morale and recruitment are at all-time lows even as top administrators enjoy salary hikes. Meanwhile, passenger satisfaction scores have dropped, and incidents requiring police response are rising. “Rhambo’s leadership is not only ineffective—it’s dangerous,” said one veteran officer. “When the Olympics arrive, the global spotlight will expose just how broken things are behind the scenes.”
Federal correctional officers driven to ask Congress for a raise
February 9, 2025 // Union says pay scale is 'non-competitive' with other law enforcement agencies
Ex-Philadelphia union leader John Dougherty sentenced to 6 years in prison for federal bribery, embezzlement
July 12, 2024 // Dougherty's sentencing hearing began in Reading, Pennsylvania, at 10:30 a.m. The courtroom was packed with Dougherty's supporters and people wearing union shirts. Former Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Dougherty's brother, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty, and City Councilmember Jim Harrity were there as well.
Mob boss sentenced for shaking down Queens-based construction union: Feds
February 29, 2024 // In one consensually recorded conversation, Ricciardo threatened to kill the senior union official, stating that the official would continue to obey him because he knew Ricciardo would “put him in the ground right in front of his wife and kids, right in front of his F**king house, you laugh all you want pal, I’m not afraid to go to jail, let me tell you something, to prove a point? I would f**king shoot him right in front of his wife and kids, call the police, f**k it, let me go, how long you think I’m gonna last anyway?” Ricciardo also worked with Bonanno crime family soldier John Ragano, another resident of Franklin Square also known as “Bazoo” and the “Maniac,” in a scheme to issue fraudulent workplace safety training certifications from two occupational safety schools Ragano purported to operate on Long Island. John Glover and Domenick Ricciardo