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Home»Posts tagged with»Union

Really, Nolan Finley? DPD union prez ousted, murder of transgender woman: Tuesday briefing

By Steve Neavling on December 11, 2018   Morning Briefing  

Really, Nolan Finley? DPD union prez ousted, murder of transgender woman: Tuesday briefing

DPD officers oust their union president; conservative columnist Nolan Finley wants Snyder to “go in peace;” and a Sterling Heights man has been charged with murdering a transgender woman in Detroit.

More bodies found at funeral home, cops avoid jail time, police get pay hike: Your Thursday briefing

By Steve Neavling on October 18, 2018   Morning Briefing  

More bodies found at funeral home, cops avoid jail time, police get pay hike: Your Thursday briefing

The remains of more bodies were found at a Detroit funeral home; two cops who failed to report a fatal accident that killed a 19-year-old Detroiter dodge jail time; and Detroit police are getting a raise.

Whitmer’s lead for governor, calls for fire commissioner’s removal, food stamps: Your Thursday morning briefing

By Steve Neavling on October 4, 2018   Morning Briefing  

Whitmer’s lead for governor, calls for fire commissioner’s removal, food stamps: Your Thursday morning briefing

Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer maintains a strong lead; the head of the Detroit firefighters union is calling for the commissioner to be fired over bizarre new policy; and bad news for unemployed people hoping to get food assistance.

Detroit EMS captain glorified violence, spewed bigotry. Got job back

By Steve Neavling on December 1, 2017   Fire, Headline, posts  

Detroit EMS captain glorified violence, spewed bigotry. Got job back

The EMS captain posted nearly 200 vile, offensive and sometimes threatening memes and comments on social media about Muslims, immigrants, African Americans, Asians, women and gay people.

Unionized Free Press journalists sell out designers, copy-editors with new contract

By Steve Neavling on April 25, 2016   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Unionized Free Press journalists sell out designers, copy-editors with new contract

Free Press newsroom employees approved a contract that will terminate the jobs of follow union members.

Editorial: Detroit’s firefighters were abandoned by their union leadership

By Steve Neavling on November 8, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

Editorial: Detroit’s firefighters were abandoned by their union leadership

Firefighters deserve courageous, principled union leadership that can work with the new commissioner and ensure that firefighters have working equipment, safe firehouses and good wages.

Fire official sends grammatically challenged, arrogant letter to firefighters

By Steve Neavling on September 3, 2015   Fire, Headline  

Fire official sends grammatically challenged, arrogant letter to firefighters

Detroit’s fire administration continues to lash out at firefighters for speaking out about dangerously defective rigs and other serious safety issues.

Suspicious newspaper box prompts evacuation of Detroit News, Free Press

By Steve Neavling on July 12, 2015   Crime & Fire, Featured, Featured Stories, Fire  

Suspicious newspaper box prompts evacuation of Detroit News, Free Press

The box, with the stenciled words “POW,” was dropped off on the eve of the anniversary of the 1995 newspaper strike.

‘We are Family?’ So proclaims Mercedes on 5-story-tall ad in downtown Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 13, 2015   Headline, Life in Detroit, posts  

‘We are Family?’ So proclaims Mercedes on 5-story-tall ad in downtown Detroit

The banner was posted on a dilapidated building with vacant storefronts, boarded-up windows and graffiti.

Detroit Public Schools fails students without standards for under-qualified teachers

By Tracey Morris on April 25, 2014   Government, Headline, Schools and Education  

Detroit Public Schools fails students without standards for under-qualified teachers

The lack of professional standards prompted one teacher to give up his career to sell insurance.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Tracey Morris

Tracey Morris is the author of, "You Said You Wanted to See Me Naked: An Autobiographical Poem Cycle." Her work has recently been published by Rust Belt Chic Press, and she was a finalist in the 2013 Springfed Arts Writing Contest.

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