Don’t delay! Reserve your discounted room today at the luxurious Delamar Traverse City and choose your leisure activity for the 2026 Annual POLC/GELC Meeting & Labor Seminar, scheduled Wednesday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 at the scenic waterfront hotel along Grand Traverse Bay.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Utica Department of Public Works (DPW) Employees were long-standing members of their former Union, but in recent years their representation had been lacking. So, when their current contract negotiations got off on the wrong foot, they wasted no time seeking an alternative.
“We did start negotiations with AFSCME.
Before adjourning Aug. 7th for a month-long recess, the Senate passed the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Expansion Act by voice vote.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Richard R. Weiler Scholarship Award recipient Khoder El-Hallani was inspired by his three brothers to become a law enforcement officer, honoring the memory of one of them.
El-Hallani was one of two pre-service recruits in a class of 54 who graduated from Wayne County Regional Police Training Academy (WCRPTA) on May 7, 2026.
The $500 Richard R.
The Michigan Supreme Court closed out July with a series of rulings impacting regulators, energy developers, and businesses well into the fall session. The highest-profile decision was July 31, when the Court vacated a key state permit for Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Fenton Patrol Officers had a long history of career members in their Local Union, but in recent years when younger officers joined the ranks they noticed labor issues were not being addressed.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed three bills into law on July 23, 2026 providing Military First Responder Paid Leave and allowing retired county employees to return to work at county sheriff’s offices or prosecutor’s offices without losing their pension benefits.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Fenton Command Officers decided it was time to make a change in their representation after failing to reach an agreement with their Employer nearly a year past their contract expiration.
Michigan lawmakers approved the Fiscal Year 2027 budget early Friday morning, July 3, finishing the nearly around-the-clock session after the July 1 statutory deadline.
