by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
HAMILTON — The township’s Fire District 4 recently reduced their career firefighting shifts to three firefighters, down from four, concerning the towns’s two fire unions. Union officials say the manpower reductions seem to be budget related, and...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
With all the pension scams in our state’s loophole-ridden system, even this we don’t allow: At the Port Authority, a bistate agency, employees are permitted to run up their lifetime pensions by heaping on overtime pay in their final years. Think about what...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CHERRY HILL — Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday assailed Democrats and warned the state’s business community that “the animals are at the gate” and are prepared to pounce on their wallets. Boasting economic gains in the state under his administration,...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NEWARK – Nearly two years after federal investigators released a scathing report that found the city’s police department regularly violated citizens’ rights, it appears the formal process of reforming the force is finally ready to begin. Multiple city...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 7, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
KEARNY — Town officials and the its two police unions have settled on a new contract that establishes a rotating work schedule with longer shifts, but promises to cut overtime costs and eventually eliminate 20 positions in the department. The four-year pact...
