by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
New Jersey became the state with the worst-funded public pension system in the U.S. in 2015, followed closely by Kentucky and Illinois. The Garden State had $135.7 billion less than it needs to cover all the benefits that have been promised, a $22.6 billion increase...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A longtime St. Louis civil rights group and big labor are working to build closer ties in an effort the two groups say is part of a new focus that will continue beyond election season. AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre was in St. Louis Thursday to meet...
by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ST. LOUIS • A proposal to create a civilian review board for city police, which stirred the ire of the police union on one side and protesters on the other, was approved by a committee of aldermen Monday largely unchanged from its original wording. The bill, which...