by Ron DeLord | Sep 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of San Bernardino went bankrupt for a number of reasons: an inefficient system of government, an outdated commitment to providing most services with city employees, an overall lack of control over spending. The effects of the Great Recession certainly only...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The San Bernardino City Council approved its bankruptcy exit plan Monday on a 6-1 vote. The exit plan comes nearly three years after the city sought bankruptcy protection, with outsourcing services and impairing every creditor other than city employees’ pension system...