by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA (WXIA) — It is an ugly impasse between Atlanta’s mayor and Atlanta’s first responders over pay raises the Mayor refuses to allow. But now, some members of the city council say they want to break that impasse. They are seeking to raise the...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA — On Monday, the city of Atlanta approved raises for more than 3,000 city workers. But firefighters, police and jail guards are specifically excluded — and they are not happy about it. “Atlanta has shown that it’s politics over...