by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
New Orleans firefighters have agreed to a deal with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu that resolves nearly $100 million in legal judgments and addresses the firefighters’ pension fund, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiation. The source, whose...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council have until Aug. 21 to begin paying firefighters a judgment worth a potential $142 million, or they will be held in contempt, a Civil District Court judge told officials Thursday (Aug. 6). The council is scheduled...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Negotiations between New Orleans firefighters and city officials have failed, leaving a protracted legal battle and jockeying in the state Legislature as the likely arenas for their ongoing dispute over firefighter retirement benefits. A working group established by...
by rondelord | Feb 3, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison on Thursday asked former officers to join the department’s reserve division. Reserve officers are unpaid, commissioned volunteers who patrol high crime areas at night and fill special assignments across the city. The NOPD...
by rondelord | Jan 14, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and New Orleans police Superintendent Michael Harrison tried to assuage citizens’ mounting frustration with rising crime and a shrinking police force Monday (Jan. 12) as a new class of 30 recruits began training at the NOPD’s academy....