Political campaign season: Be consistent, learn from our past, do what’s best
As we head toward election season, NJSPBA President Pat Colligan and our team have the tremendous responsibility of looking out for our 33,000-plus members’ best interests. As always, this year…
President’s Message: Never Forget
America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. No question about that. So, let’s build the Twin Towers “bigger and better than ever.” No question about that, either. That’s the way…
Talk is cheap: Times are not always easy, but law enforcement keeps fighting
NJSPBA President Pat Colligan, Vernon Township Local 285 State Delegate Keith Curry and I participated in a National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) conference in Florida recently. As many already…
Courts keep expanding grounds for civil rights claims
NJ STATE PBA LEGAL CORNER By Robert A. Fagella, Esq., Paul L. Kleinbaum, Esq. State and federal courts in New Jersey continue to broaden – almost exponentially – possible causes of…
Respect the Risk
Corrections By Brian Dawe On July 29, more than a dozen union officials from around the nation and representatives from labor organizations in Norway, Australia and New Zealand joined together…
Supreme Court sends Hostile Work Environment claim to jury
NJ STATE PBA LEGAL CORNER By Robert A. Fagella, Esq., Paul L. Kleinbaum, Esq. The courts have often struggled with the level of proof necessary to send a case to…
There’s a war on policing, but we keep moving forward
It is Summer 2021, the fifth anniversary of the July 7, 2016, Dallas, Texas ambush on law enforcement that left five officers dead and the second anniversary of the murder of…
President’s Message: Casualties of the war on police
As you see on the cover this issue, we are exploring the war on police. Whether you want to call it defunding, diverting or reimagining, the experiment has proven to…
How to figure out what a contract proposal cost
In negotiations, the PBA and the governing body proposals won’t be the same. This requires a method to estimate and compare the costs of the offers. The way to do…
Supreme Court authorizes disclosure of disciplinary records
NJ STATE PBA LEGAL CORNER By Robert A. Fagella, Esq., Paul L. Kleinbaum, Esq. On June 7, the Supreme Court issued its decision affirming the Appellate Division’s decision and upholding…