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Monday September 6th is Labor Day

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.  In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the 1894 Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top political priority. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.  Cleveland was also concerned that aligning an American labor holiday with existing international May Day celebrations would stir up negative emotions linked to the Haymarket Affair.  All 50 U.S. states have made Labor Day a state holiday.  Pictured at right is a photo of a Labor Day parade on Main St. in Buffalo NY in 1900.

 


PLEA Sends Letter Of Concern To FBI

On Tuesday August 18, 2009, the PLEA Board directed that a letter of concern be sent to the local FBI Field office as well as the FBI's national office in Washington D.C. to express concerns over an inordinate amount of EEOC violations pending against police supervisors.

PLEA feels that it is improper to send supervisory personnel out of state to train for extended periods of time at the FBI's National Academy when they have multiple EEO complaints pending against them.

PLEA felt it important to explain the restrictions that are placed upon rank and file officers when they are under investigation i.e. assigned to desk duty, assigned to home, not allowed to transfer, denied overtime, suspension of off duty work privileges etc.  While rank and file officers are punished the moment they are placed under investigation, police managers under investigation are allowed to attend training at prestigious out of state institutions paid for by the city.

 

CLICK HERE to view the News 5 segment on the PLEA complaint letter.

CLICK HERE to read the letter of concern sent to the national FBI office in Washington D.C.

CLICK HERE to read the PPD policy on transfers for Lt's.

CLICK HERE to read the PPD policy on temporary transfers.

CLICK HERE to read the PPD policy on investigating allegations of misconduct.