by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Oregon’s public-pension contribution rate has an 80 percent likelihood of exceeding 30 percent of payroll within the next few years, according to an analysis presented to the system’s governing board. The projection was offered by Milliman, the firm that...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Mayor Charlie Hales’ crusade to get the city’s police a new contract before leaving office just ran into its most serious obstacle yet – blistering criticism from the city’s elected Auditor, Mary Hull Caballero, and Independent Police Review Director Constantin...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A key group of employees is deeply concerned about embattled Sheriff Dan Staton and is prepared to hold a no-confidence vote concerning his leadership, the Portland Tribune has learned. Leadership of the Multnomah County Deputy Sheriffs Association plans to meet with...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In December, the nearly six-year legal saga of Portland Police officer Ronald Frashour, who fatally shot a mentally ill man named Aaron Campbell in the back, concluded when the Oregon Court of Appeals ordered the city to put him back to work. For lawyers on the case,...