by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
With CalPERS sitting on $170 billion of pension debt created by 17 years of underfunding, we CalPERS pensioners deserve some answers. Will this finally be the year that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System board proves that getting full funding is more...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Ever since the Dec. 2 fatal shooting of Mario Woods thrust San Francisco police into the roiling national conversation over use of force, police union leaders here have been waging an aggressive defense — digging in their heels against suggested reforms and lashing...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed thousands of San Francisco city employees and retirees to regain increases in future pensions that voters had sought to eliminate. A lower-court ruling had restored the increases for employees who retired after November...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The photo wasn’t viewable by the public – privacy settings shielded it – but Bowman saw it because the job applicant was required to give investigators access to his social-media accounts so that they could view everything he had kept private....