by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HARRISBURG – Gov. Wolf on Monday vetoed a controversial bill that would have strictly limited public officials’ right to release immediately the names of police officers involved in shootings. “While I am deeply concerned for the safety of the...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Since it’s been pointed out to me (repeatedly) that I’m incapable of writing a blog post without referencing the 1960s, let’s just get it out of the way in the first sentence.Respect for our local police, according to a new poll, is the highest...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it is cutting its rating on $958 million in Philadelphia Retirement System pension bonds, issued by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development back in 1999, and on $300 million in taxable City Service Agreement...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Philadelphia Board of Pensions is looking at the possibility of enticing more than 30,000 retirees to switch to a less lucrative and less costly benefits plan. Graphic: Reducing the city’s pension liability A conversion plan is the latest idea to surface...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
John F. Street, Lynne Abraham, and Sylvester Johnson are long gone from city government, but certainly not forgotten. In fact, taxpayers continue to send each more than $100,0000 a year for their former service as mayor, district attorney, and police commissioner,...