by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AURORA | After lengthy negotiations that narrowly avoided arbitration, Aurora’s police and fire unions have new contracts in place. And the contracts — which cover 2017 and 2018 — are, in a word, complicated. “They’re both very abnormal,” said Dan Quillen, director of...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AURORA | More than a month after they started, contract negotiations between city leaders and the police and fire unions have reached an impasse. The city and the unions started negotiations in late April and had 30 days to reach an agreement before heading to fact...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AURORA | Despite being subject to one of the most-aggressive political efforts to oust an Aurora City Council member in decades, Bob LeGare handily won re-election to an at-large seat earlier this month. “I think it was a stupid approach,” said LeGare, who attributes...