Fair Share Fees Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court, in 4 to 4 decision, affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholding the right of public sector unions to collect agency/fair share fees from from individuals who choose to not to be members. The per curiam...WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
An Examiner for Washington’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has recently determined that free coffee provided by a public employer to corrections employees at the employer’s detention facilities is a mandatory subject of bargaining. However, the...SOMETIMES, REALITY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
Two recent examples: Judge Finds Scrawling ‘F**k Your S**tty Town Bitches’ On Speeding Ticket Is Free Speech, Even If It’s “crude and offensive.” [Posted by Christopher Mathias on the Huffington Post. Mr. Mathias’s full post can be found...BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR
In a recent decision, an Examiner for the PERC held that the City of Walla Walla did not fail to bargain over its decision to change the numbering system for apparatus/equipment used by dispatchers in the City’s dispatch center and the protocols used by...Rise in Police Body Cameras Fuels Privacy Debate
A timely Associated Press video posted on the MSN web site: http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/rise-in-police-body-cameras-fuels-privacy-debate/vi-AAeahez?ocid=seTHE WORST-PAYING CITIES FOR POLICE OFFICERS
An interesting article posted by Nick Selbe on the startclass web site: http://city-salaries.startclass.com/stories/5583/worst-paying-cities-for-policeCORRECTING LIE DURING SAME INTERVIEW SAVES OFFICER’S JOB
On December 2, 2013, a complainant alleged that an officer of the Hutchinson, Kansas Police Department had arrested her in late November for a DUI violation. The complainant said that the officer later telephoned her at home, sent her several text messages, and...PERC SOLICITS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO ITS RULE ON FILING
The following notice is on the PERC website (http://perc.wa.gov/). You or the organization representing you may want to comment. [posted 8/30/2015]IS INFORMATION ON YOUR PERSONAL CELL PHONE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE?
Today (August 27), the Washington Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision. This decision addresses whether text messages sent and received by a public employee on a personal cell phone and whether call and text message logs maintained by a employee’s cellular...Vick, Julius, McClure, P.S.
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