Client News Clips

Some News Stories Involving Our Clients
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• Kitsap Deputies Guild Asks County Commissioners to Abide by Court Ruling Central Kitsap Reporter�, September 5, 2013
• “Kitsap County Deputies Argue Contract Terms” Kitsap Sun, October 26, 2012
• “County’s Corrections Officers’ Guild Satisfied with Arbitration Ruling” Kitsap Sun, June 5, 2012
• “Fired Yakima County Sheriff’s Deputy Gets $373 K Settlement” YakimaHerald.com, April 11, 2012
• “Deputy England Cleared of All Wrongdoing” www.KOZI, April 9, 2012
• “County Settling with Deputy – $204,000 – Plus” The Wenatchee World, April 6, 2012
• “Dale England Exonerated – Name Cleared Plus Cash Settlement From Chelan” GoLakeChelan.com, March 30, 2012
• “City Council Votes Down Proposed Labor Deals for Police, Fire” Yakima-Herald Republic, March 21, 2012
• “Yakima City Council Vote on Police, Fire Labor Contracts” Kitsap Sun, March 17, 2012
• “County’s Correction Officers’ Contract Goes to Arbitration” Kitsap Sun, February 4, 2012
• “Three Yakima Officers Suspended Without Pay” Yakima Herald-Republic, October 17, 2011
• “Bremerton Police Officers Vote No Confidence in Chief” Kitsap Sun, June 18, 2011
• “Reinstated Deputy Being Retrained for Duty” KAPPTV.com, June 14, 2011
• “Deputy Back on the Job After Eight-Year Legal Fight” Yakimaherald.com, June 13, 2011
• “Deputies Ask State to Investigate Yakima County Over Layoffs” Yakima Herald-Republic, May 17, 2011
• “Yakima Deputy Sheriff’s Guild Files Grievance Against County” KIMATV.com, May 17, 2011
• “Sheriff’s Deputies to File Labor Complaint Against County” KAPPTV.com, March 24, 2011
• “Yakima Sheriff Won’t Replace Deputy” KIMATV.com, March 23, 2011
• “Deputies Vow to File Complaint Over Unfilled Slot” Yakima Herald-Republic, March 23, 2011
• “City of Yakima Settles Suits with Officers” Yakima Herald-Republic, March 10, 2011
• “Union Ready to Fight to Keep Deputy Jobs” Yakimaherald.com, December 2, 2010
• “Sheriff will Lay Off Three Deputies Due to Budget Squeeze” Yakimaherald.com, November 24, 2010
• “County Facing More Cuts, Will Lose Three Deputies” Yakimaherald.com, November 23, 2010
• “Auditor: County Followed Law in Using Tax Money” Yakimaherald.com, October 27, 2010
• “Questions Arise as Assault Probe Drags On” Yakimaherald.com, October 23, 2010
• “Poulsbo Police Union Questions City Layoffs, Deputy Chief to Resign” North Kitsap Herald, October 18, 2010
• “The Lost Promise Of Yakima’s Criminal Justice Tax Part One” Kimatv.com29, October 18, 2010
• “Three-tenths Sales Tax Results in Numerical Brouhaha” Yakimaherald.com, October 9, 2010
• “3/10ths Sales Tax Investigation Part 2” Kimatv.com29, October 5, 2010
• “Has the Three-Tenths Tax Done Any Good” Kimatv.com29, October 1, 2010
• “SNOCOM Executive Director Under Fire” The Enterprise Newspaper, September 15, 2010
• “Kitsap County Right to Fire Deputy with Revoked License, Arbitrator Rules” Kitsap Sun, August 30, 2010
• “Burnett Sweeps Sheriff Primary” The Wenatchee World, August 17, 2010
• “Ruling Says Fired Deputy Should’ve Gotten her Job Back” Yakimaherald.com, August 5, 2010
• “Fired for Having Revoked License, Kitsap Deputy Seeks Job Back” Kitsap Sun, May 5, 2010
• “Mayor Cawley Questions the Accuracy of that Report on Granato” Yakima-Herald, April 13, 2010
• “Granato Cleared in Investigation of Alleged Retaliation” Yakima-Herald, April 7, 2010
• “Police Captain Who Sued Chief Placed on Leave” Yakima-Herald, April 6, 2010
• “Yakima Police Union a No-Show at Council Meeting” Yakima-Herald, February 18, 2010
• “State Senate Passes Bill Requiring Cops to Be ‘Truthful and Honest’” Kitsap Sun, February 17, 2010
• “City Investigates Police Chief Again – Union Claims Chief Threatened to Retaliate Against Officers” KAPPTV.com, February 17, 2010
• “City Probes New Allegations Against Police Chief” Yakima Herald-Republic Online, February 11, 2010
• “Cities, towns forced to make cuts” Skagit Herald, December 31, 2009
• “Appeals Court rules City was justified in firing Rummel” Yakima Herald, December 16, 2009
• “Bellingham Council will consider hiring more police in 2010” Bellingham Herald, December 15, 2009
• “Bellingham Police Guild asks Council for more officers” Bellingham Herald, December 13, 2009
• “Bellingham Police, Mayor spar over contract negotiations” Bellingham Herald, December 7, 2009
• “Officers says public safety may be in danger if cuts continue” Bellingham Herald, December 5, 2009
• “Attorney says Sheriff’s words might scuttle settlement with fired deputy” Wenatchee World, November 14, 2009
• “Legislative action could be sought after LaFrance ruling” Kitsap Sun, November 2, 2009
• “Federal money returns Bremerton Officer to force” Kitsap Sun, October 31, 2009
• “State Supreme Court rules in fired Kitsap Deputy’s case” Kitsap Sun, October 30, 2009
• “Court orders reinstatement of fired deputy” Seattle Times, October 30, 2009
• “Chelan Deputies lose patience, file grievance” Wenatchee World, August 31, 2009
• “Officers lawsuit accuses Granato of retaliation” Yakima Herald, August 21, 2009
• “Two more lawsuits claim retaliation by Chief Granato” Yakima Herald, June 23, 2009
• “With layoffs, Bremerton Police say City violated union contract” Kitsap Sun, May 10, 2009
• “Report:� Yakima Police Chief crossed boundaries, didn’t harass” Yakima Herald, May 7, 2009
• “Bremerton cuts still unresolved” Kitsap Sun, April 21, 2009
• “Police Union wants Granato put on leave” Yakima Herald, March 7, 2009
• “Is support for Granato eroding” Yakima Herald, February 14, 2009
• ”Jailers, dispatchers get new contract one year later” Issaquah Press, January 20, 2009
• “Kitsap County won’t appeal public documents decision” Kitsap Sun, March 20, 2009
• “Yakima tells police union to back off” Yakima Herald, March 18, 2009
• “Officers suit not resolved despite his death” Yakima Herald, February 15, 2009
• “YPD Senior Sergeant to retire in February” Yakima Herald, January 28, 2009
• “Yakima Police Chief retaliated against officer, hearing examiner says” Yakima Herald, January 17, 2009
• “Appeals Court rules Yakima had right to fire officer” Yakima Herald, January 8, 2009
• “Claims against Yakima Police Chief mount” Yakima Herald, January 8, 2009
• “Judge: County Employees’ hometowns subject to public disclosure” Kitsap Sun, December 1, 2008
• “Fired officer files lawsuit” Yakima Herald, October 31, 2008
• “Sun public records request prompts two lawsuits” Kitsap Sun, September 18, 2008
• “Six-figure settlement proposed to end discrimination lawsuit” Yakima Herald, June 7, 2008
• “Union, Police Chief dispute goes before hearing examiner” Yakima Herald, June 4, 2008
• “Judge backs Police Chief over firing” Yakima Herald, April 28, 2008
• “Granato asks Police Chiefs to support bill on random testing” Yakima Herald, March 3, 2008
• “Law Enforcement Union suing County” Yakima Herald, March 3, 2008
• “Police drug testing lands in legislature” Yakima Herald, March 3, 2008
• “Cops who lie don’t always lose job” Seattle PI, January 19, 2008
• “Judge asked to review decision to re-instate Deputy” Omak Chronicle, December 5, 2007
• “Arbitrator orders fired Deputy reinstated” Omak Chronicle, October 24, 2007
• “Union votes no confidence in Kitsap Sheriff” Kitsap Sun, May 13, 2006
• “County calls Deputy Guild unfair” Port Orchard Independent, March 29, 2006
• “Deputies Guild seeks probe of broker” Kitsap Sun, March 29, 2006
• “County ups ante in dispute with deputies” Kitsap Sun, March 28, 2006
• “Sniping continues between County, Deputy Sheriff Guild” Port Orchard Independent, April 1, 2006
• “Federal Agency looks at Sheriff hopeful” Kitsap Sun, July 28, 2006
• “Deputies vote to accept new contract deal” Port Orchard Independent, July 12, 2006
• “County, Deputies agree….maybe” Port Orchard Independent, July 1, 2006
• “Firing of Des Moines Officer for roughing up informant is upheld” Seattle PI, February 8, 2006
• “Trial of deputies for assault was fueled by politics, says lawyer” Seattle PI, December 29, 2005
• “CenCom labor dispute continues” Port Orchard Independent, November 27, 2004
• “Deputies bring picket to Commissioner’s door” Port Orchard Independent, August 25, 2004
• “Kitsap Deputies planning to picket Monday” Port Orchard Independent, August 24, 2004
• “Lawsuit claims Sheriff withholding documents” Kitsap Sun, February 15, 2003
• “Deputies Guild files grievance with State Panel” Port Orchard Independent, February 12, 2003
• “Sergeant accuses Sheriff of retaliation” Kitsap Sun, February 27, 2002
• “Sergeant fired after year-long probe” Kitsap Sun, March 12, 2002
• “Internal investigations:� Should they take this long” Kitsap Sun, March 3, 2002
• “Detective fired for incompetence” Kitsap Sun, December 20, 2001
• “13-Year Deputy given the boot” Port Orchard Independent, December 19, 2001
• “Sheriff, Guild try to smooth over their differences” Port Orchard Independent, November 24, 2001
• “Deputies vote no confidence in Sheriff” North Kitsap Herald, November 21, 2001
• “Guild irked by reluctance to add deputies” Port Orchard Independent, November 7, 2000
• “Fired Police Captain fights back” Seattle Times, October 26, 2000
• “Kirkland Officers say police managers don’t set good examples” Seattle PI, July 26, 2000
• “Survey:� Police concerned” Seattle Times, July 26, 2000
• “Kirkland’s Police Guild voices frustration to City over Chief” Seattle PI, June 28, 2000
• “Police Guild in Kirkland withdraws from talks” Seattle Times, June 28, 2000
• “Guild seeks Sheriff’s support in pay negotiations” Kitsap Sun, June 19, 2000
• “Police asked how they feel about bosses, job satisfaction” Seattle Times, June 14, 2000
• “Kirkland police leaders, Union at odds” Seattle PI, June 12, 2000
• “Top police reply to union complaints” Seattle Times, June 8, 2000
• “Kirkland officials to survey police” Seattle PI, May 29, 2000
• “Kirkland’s Police Chief under fire from his own” Seattle PI, April 18, 2000
• “Deputies sue County in pay dispute” Kitsap Sun, October 18, 1999
• “Deputy Sheriff’s Guild asks mediation in contract talks” Seattle PI, October 16, 1999
• “Former Sheriff Candidate fired” Kitsap Sun, May 4, 1999
• “Arbitrator orders pay raise for Kitsap Sheriff’s Deputies” Kitsap Sun, December 17, 1998
• “Mincey fills vacant Assistant Chief’s job” Kitsap Sun, December 19, 1997
• “Union slams Chief, Mayor” Kitsap Sun, October 15, 1997
• “Officers of law seek recourse in the courts” Kitsap Sun, April 22. 1997
• “Officer: I didn’t know Jackson needed help” Seattle Times, January 25, 1995
• “High Court asked to clear Jackson inquest” Seattle PI, June 20, 1994
• “Jury rules no shots fired before leap” Seattle PI, September 17, 1992
• “Jury rules teen intended to jump to his death – Trooper cleared in fatal plunge over Snoqualmie Falls” Seattle Times, September 17, 1992
• “Inquest clears Trooper in death” Seattle Times, November 2, 1991
• “Inquest Jury clears Trooper” Seattle PI, November 2, 1991
• “Man killed by Trooper was drunk, jurors told” Seattle Times, November 1, 1991
• “Tearful Trooper shows jury how he killed man” Seattle PI, October 31, 1991
• “Arbitrator reinstates fired Bremerton Officer” Kitsap Sun, April 23, 1991
• “Link to Teamsters bothers some law officers” Seattle PI, June 25, 1987