by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
RACINE — Department heads throughout the City of Racine will be spending a lot of time filling vacancies over the next few months. Fifty-two city employees retired last year — 28 of them in December. Most of the retirements occurred among union represented employees,...
by rondelord | Oct 16, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Unions
RACINE — Firefighters and police officers would contribute to their state pensions and forego guaranteed wage increases under tentative union contracts backed 3-0 Tuesday by the Finance and Personnel Committee. Under the three-year agreements — negotiated last week...