Karoub Associates has released the November 2023 Karoub Report featuring the passage of legislation for the year.:
ENERGY PACKAGE HEADED TO GOVERNOR
The Legislature gave final approval this week to a package of energy bills that align with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Healthy Climate Plan.
The Officer Safety and Wellness team at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has completed an in-depth examination of law enforcement fatalities linked to the use of tire deflation devices, also known as “spike strips.
Register today and join NAPO Jan. 28 - 30, 2024 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for NAPO’s 35th Annual Police, Fire, EMS & Municipal Employee Pension & Benefits Seminar. Our goal for the Pension & Benefits Seminar is to educate pension and union representatives along with their providers on the latest issues surrounding the pension and benefits industry.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
The POLC negotiated substantial wage increases for Genesee County Dispatchers and Dispatch Supervisors mid-contract to address hiring and retention issues.
The re-opener agreements, effective April 11, 2023, garnered 20 percent wage increases for Dispatchers and 12 percent wage increases for Dispatch Supervisors with additional monetary benefits.
Reflecting the fall season, the Fall 2023 Police Officers Journal marks some noticeable changes for the Unions. The Journal features an article about new POLC/GELC Director Jim Stachowski, who assumed the Union’s top leadership role in July.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4438 and 4439 into law today, extending immediate binding arbitration rights to county corrections officers and university police officers throughout the state.
NAPO pledged its support for the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, H.R. 5378 which would promote price transparency in the health care sector, including for prescription drugs.
With just hours to spare, a government shutdown was averted when Congress passed a bipartisan, clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government an additional 45 days on Sept. 30th.
In a resounding victory for proponents of labor rights and equitable arbitration, both House Bill 4438 and House Bill 4439 have successfully navigated through the legislative process.
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor
Three Battle Creek Officers were honored with 2023 POLC Outstanding Service Awards (OSA) for their split-second decisive response to an armed suicidal suspect, which saved the lives of everyone on scene.
Karoub Report-11.10.23.pdf
