by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
JACKSONVILLE, FL – When city council resumes discussions on Mayor Alvin Brown’s proposed pension reform package on Monday, one council member says he will try to make significant changes to the deal — which could potentially kill it — and push forward an attempt...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
JACKSONVILLE, FL – After some City Council members said they want to strike down the city’s existing agreement with police and firefighters over pension benefits, one now wants to set aside $1 million for the legal battle that could ignite. Councilman Matt...
by rondelord | Apr 26, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FLORIDA – Jacksonville’s police union and city negotiators moved quickly Friday morning to send negotiations about pension reform to the Police and Fire Pension Fund, which could open talks with city administrators in early May. The city’s position is that...
by rondelord | Apr 18, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
City officials will try to restart talks Friday with the Jacksonville firefighters’ union over benefit changes that an influential task force says are critical to reform the city’s pension plan. Scaling back annual 3 percent cost-of-living increases for current and...