Citation

Wigginton MP, Jensen CJ, Vinson JM. Crim. Justice Policy Rev. 2015; 26(3): 234-251.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0887403413506902

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In February 1979, the New Orleans Police Department was engaged in two work stoppages that were orchestrated by the Police Association of New Orleans (PANO). During this period, PANO was affiliated with the International Teamsters Union, which allegedly had ties to organized crime. This study addresses the causes of the police strikes, the right of public safety personnel to strike, and how the "gangster" image of the Teamsters adversely affected the labor negotiations. The authors conducted personal, semistructured interviews of individuals who participated in the labor talks, as well as an extensive review of the literature. According to respondents, the primary causes of the strike were low wages and the refusal of city officials to recognize the police union and enter into meaningful collective bargaining negotiations.

Language: en