by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County appeals court has ordered the city of San Antonio and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association to mediation, according to a city press release. The court ordered that the two sides must select a mediator within a week, or the...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
There are 13 city retirement systems that have become codified in state law by our Legislature. The state has positioned itself between local taxpayers and their representatives, hindering local control of a major public policy matter in these communities. It...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association for almost a decade, Mike Helle has lobbied city leaders, defended officers accused of misconduct and sometimes sparred with community activists or the police chief. Helle said he prefers to work behind the...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
City Manager Sheryl Sculley could earn as much as $475,000 annually by 2018 — a 18.75 percent increase over the $400,000 in base pays she makes now — if the City Council approves a three-year contract extension on Thursday. In addition, Sculley could qualify for up to...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 7, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A City Council briefing by Police Chief William McManus turned unusually tense on Wednesday when he broached the topic of Marquise Jones, who was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in February 2014. A Bexar County grand jury voted last month not to indict...