First Thursday

A monthly podcast from LRIS that provides in-depth coverage of trends in public sector labor relations.

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Interview With Peter Brown

Posted October 16, 201901:23:57

Will and attorney Peter Brown, a partner in the law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, the state of public sector bargaining and negotiations in California....

First Thursday, October 2019

Posted October 2, 201900:46:00

Will discusses a recently released study from the Police Executive Research Forum study on the recruitment and retention crisis. Staying on this...

Interview With April Upchurch Fredrickson

Posted September 18, 201900:51:58

The current presidential administration is undoubtedly conservative. This is reflected in the pro-management position its judicial appointments and...

First Thursday, September 2019

Posted September 4, 201900:43:24

Update: The fallout from the Plain View Project. The Plain View Project is run by a Philadelphia attorney who seeks to reveal the identity of law enforcement...

Interview with Tenari Ma’afala and Vladimir Devens of SHOPO

Posted August 28, 201900:32:46

Will interviews Tenari Ma’afala and Vladimir Devens of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) about the state’s unusual collective...