Ongoing: Disgruntled Defenders

Golf tourney to help with deputy's expenses Updated: Mon, May 23, 2011 The Oklahoma County sheriff's local deputy union will hold a golf tournament in June to help pay for medical expenses for sheriff's Maj. John Waldenville. Read More

Oklahoma City fire department’s job cuts could slow response time Updated: Tue, May 25, 2010 If Oklahoma City employee unions don’t accept pay cuts, firefighters will lose jobs this summer, resulting in slower emergency response times. If the unions accept cuts, current fire department service levels will be maintained. Read More

Oklahoma City council receives new fire union offer Updated: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 Oklahoma City officials quietly rejected last week a firefighter union offer to forgo raises this fiscal year, city and union officials confirmed. For about a year, the city has been asking firefighters to join all other city employees in not taking raises in anticipation of widespread budget cuts. The fire... Read More

Oklahoma City public safety unions plan more political activism Updated: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 Oklahoma City’s public safety unions plan to get more politically active this year as they try to mend what’s widely regarded as a broken relationship with City Hall. The decision marks an about-face for the police and firefighter unions. Historically, the unions have stayed mostly silent on city... Read More

Oklahoma City’s trouble not as bad as Tulsa’s, yet Updated: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 TULSA — Oklahoma City’s public safety dilemma has yet to rival Tulsa’s. In the past month, 124 Tulsa police officers have been laid off and firefighters accepted across-the-board pay and benefits cuts to save 147 positions that were to be cut. Because of the layoffs, Tulsa police are no longer... Read More