Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow was a police officer for the City of St. Louis. From 2008 through 2017, Muldrow worked in the Department’s specialized Intelligence Division, a job that came with perks, responsibilities, and preferable scheduling. In 2017, she was transferred against her will and replaced
Captain Ryan Reese worked for Clark County Fire District 6 in Washington for 24 years and was the union president. On August 17, 2021, the District announced a promotional exam for battalion chief. Reese was ranked at the top of the promotional list, followed by Captain Scott Johns and Captain Jeff
Teamsters Local 839 represents correctional officers in the Franklin County Jail in Washington State. The CBA between Local 839 and Franklin County Corrections provides that “the labor representative of the union may visit the work location of employees covered by this agreement at any reasonable
Crystal Harris is a 23-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department. In 2014, Harris’ then-domestic partner reported her to the Department’s Internal Affairs Department (IAD) for abuse of authority, shortly after Harris accused him of sexually abusing her daughter. IAD investigated Harris and
Irma Leibas was a correctional officer at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC) in Illinois. The Cook County jail is one of the largest pre-trial detention facilities in the United States, where violence is commonplace. Prior to her employment, Leibas was diagnosed with several health is
Lee Rudowski was a firefighter for Superior Township, Michigan, beginning his employment in January 2019. A year later, Rudowski was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Rudowski spoke with Lance Pierce, the president of his union, IAFF Local 3292, about his arrest. Pierce told
Brian Menge was a detective for the Highland Park Police Department in Michigan. Menge was terminated from employment and subsequently sued the City, resulting in a settlement. On April 3, 2023, at a televised City council meeting, council members discussed Menge and his potential return to City em
Stephen Mattice is the former police chief of Stafford City, Kansas. He was hired into that role in July 2018, just after the City hired two police officers with no prior experience. Mattice and the two rookie officers constituted the entire police force for the City. He was an at-will employee dur
An employee (Grievant) of the Federal Bureau of Prisons had a child, and pursuant to the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, requested 12 weeks of paid parental leave. The Bureau granted his request. The Grievant submitted requests to work voluntary overtime on days he received paid parental leave. The
AFSCME Council 31 members and the County of Warren, Illinois were parties to a CBA effective from 2017-2021. After the U.S. Supreme Court decided Janus v. AFSCME in 2018, finding compulsory fair share fees in public sector employment unconstitutional, Illinois amended its Public Labor Relations Ac
John Powell is the former chief of police of Glynn County, Georgia, and Brian Scott was Powell’s chief of staff. Both men were indicted for “willfully and intentionally” violating the terms of their oaths of office under a Georgia law criminalizing such conduct. The indictment alleged that Powell an
Caitlin Summers was a correctional officer employed by the Missouri Department of Corrections until her termination in December 2022. Summers filed a claim for unemployment benefits, which was denied when the Division of Employment Security determined that Summers was terminated for work-related mis
The New Hampshire Troopers Association is the exclusive bargaining representative for New Hampshire State Police. In October 2020, New Hampshire’s governor issued an executive order requiring state troopers to wear body worn cameras. In August 2021, Association representatives met with Peter Demas,
Michael Maudlin was a state trooper in New Jersey from 1987 until 2009. He left the State Police pursuant to an agreement with his employer. Maudlin agreed to plead guilty to alleged misconduct and retire in order to preserve his right to collect a pension. On August 12, 2021, Maudlin applied for a
AFGE Local 4010 represents correctional officers at Federal Correctional Institute Cumberland (FCI Cumberland). In May 2022, while bargaining for a new contract, the Union asked FCI Cumberland to provide the most up-to-date staffing guidelines “so that it could decide whether to bargain and engage i
Christine Savage, a sergeant who worked for the Neptune Township Police Department in New Jersey, filed a lawsuit in December 2013 accusing the Department of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment. The parties ultimately entered a settlement in 2014, promoting Savage to sergeant and prov
Nicole McDaniel is an hourly employee of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). McDaniel filed a wage and hour claim against the DOC and moved to certify a class of plaintiffs similarly aggrieved. McDaniel argued that the DOC improperly withheld payment from its employees, including her, by
John Trapp worked as a firefighter in the city of Burbank, Illinois from 1988 until 2017. In January 2017, the fire chief was notified of an inappropriate relationship between Trapp and a 17-year-old girl working as a fire department volunteer and placed Trapp on administrative leave pending a crimi
A member (Grievant) of the Portland, Oregon Fire Fighters’ Association was terminated in 2022 for seven allegations of misconduct. The allegation at issue in this dispute is that in 2014, the Grievant began interacting with a woman he met on a local Craigslist board. Although they never met in perso
The Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association represents Protective Service Officers in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The parties negotiated a contract which included a shift differential of $0.25 per hour for the second shift (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.) and $0.50 per hour for the third shift (8 p.m. – 4 a.m.). Offic
Jillian Baron was hired by the Hudson County Department of Corrections (DOC) in 2015 as a correctional officer. From 2016 to 2021, Baron was romantically involved with Sergeant Alfredo Castro, who was married for the duration, though they lived separately for a portion of that time. Baron and Castro
Hubert Gilmore is a black corrections officer employed by Benton County in Washington and represented by Teamsters Local 839. In June 2022, the County and Local 839 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) modifying the CBA between the parties to increase corrections officers’ shifts from eight ho
Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 258 (PBA) and the County of Ocean in New Jersey are parties to a CBA entitling police officers to bereavement leave. The relevant provision states “Employees shall receive up to three days in the event of the death of a spouse, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-
Andrew Kressin was a police officer in the City of Madison, Wisconsin. After the police department received a complaint that Kressin responded inappropriately to a domestic abuse call, he was investigated by officer Tracie Jokala of the Internal Affairs unit. Kressin voluntarily resigned before the