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Dunham’s Sports Discount Card
POLC members can save 10% off of select purchases at Dunham’s Sports with a Police Officers Labor Council Group Discount Card. The dis...
POLC, GELC hire new attorney as Zulch accepts State Mediator position
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor POLC Labor Attorney Tom Zulch has made a career of helping officers through the worst times in their careers. Now he will take his extensive labor relations experience to the State of Michigan as a Mediator. Zulch is leaving the POLC/GELC by the end of June and beginning his […]
Missaukee County Administrators look forward to first contract
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Missaukee County Administrators were never formally represented by a union – they didn’t feel the need. But with a growing Command staff, they decided to join the POLC. “We actually have a good employer employee relationship. It’s just a matter of looking toward the future,” said 911 Coordinator Ed […]
Investigation continues as Officer Ginka laid to rest
— Excerpted from media reports Norton Shores Police Officer Jonathan Ginka was laid to rest following an honor guard funeral May 16 which included hundreds of officers and civilians, but the investigation into the cause of his death continues. Ginka was traveling south on Henry Street just south of Ross Road when his cruiser crossed […]
Hastings switches to POLC for full-time representation
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor The idea that your labor representative is only working their job part-time and secondary to another job is pretty unsettling. So when POAM notified Hastings Police they would be cutting back on their representation, the group decided they could definitely do better. “They were not happy with POAM specifically […]
OCC’s new director taught latest LEEP Award recipient
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor The new Director of Law Enforcement Training at Oakland Community College enjoyed teaching recent Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) Award recipient Alex Linke. “I taught at the academy for 14 years before I got this job,” said Lt. Dave Ceci. “I teach defensive tactics and physical fitness. I’m with […]
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Junior Public Safety Academy brings public safety into the classroom
— By Jennifer Foley, POJ Editor Introducing young kids to public safety officers on an up close personal level is one of the missions of a...
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Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: March 23, 2017
Firearms leading cause of LOD deaths, ambushes on rise
— Excerpted from National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) It’s a simple equation, yet many fail to realize when police officers are targeted and killed, we are all in danger. In 2016, officer duty deaths were the highest they’ve been in five years and deadly ambush attacks reached a 20-year high. “All of these […]
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Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: June 1, 2017
Missaukee County Administrators look forward to first contract
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Missaukee County Administrators were never formally represented by a union – they didn’t feel the need. But with a growing Command staff, they decided to join the POLC. “We actually have a good employer employee relationship. It’s just a matter of looking toward the future,” said 911 Coordinator Ed […]
News New Legislation
Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: June 21, 2017
Washington Report – June 18, 2017
The Police Training and Independent Review Act, H.R. 1870 would incentivize states to adopt laws requiring independent investigations and prosecutions of law enforcement officers in cases where one or more of the alleged offenses involve an officer’s use of deadly force in the course of carrying out his or her official duties. The incentives are […]
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Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: June 23, 2017
POLC, GELC hire new attorney as Zulch accepts State Mediator position
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor POLC Labor Attorney Tom Zulch has made a career of helping officers through the worst times in their careers. Now he will take his extensive labor relations experience to the State of Michigan as a Mediator. Zulch is leaving the POLC/GELC by the end of June and beginning his […]