by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN, Texas — Local firefighters are pushing back against a lawsuit alleging they are spending a significant amount of time engaging in union activities when they should be answering calls. The suit, filed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Goldwater...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The president of the Cleveland Ohio police union warns that cops and convention goers are “sitting ducks” at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The City of Cleveland is ill-equipped to handle the thousands of professional leftist, Black Lives Matter, and other...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A pro-law enforcement group protested pop star Beyoncé’s concert in Tampa, Florida on Friday by chartering a plane to fly around the concert arena with a banner reading “#BlueLivesMatter.” Beyoncé was performing at a sold-out concert at Tampa’s Raymond James football...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Santa Barbara County, Kern County, Fresno County, San Mateo County and Ventura County now spend about 10 percent or more of their total revenue on pension contributions, according to a new study. A new California Policy Center study surveyed 30 counties that account...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
California government entities and their unions are panicking because Obamacare’s punitive 40% “Cadillac Tax” beginning in 2018 will directly hit the low-deductible and broad-provider network type of “platinum” healthcare coverage that public employees have enjoyed...