by Ron DeLord | Dec 17, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SPRINGFIELD – Even a program that has put on the road thousands of new state police vehicles financed by a dedicated motorists’ fee has been caught up in the Illinois state budget debacle. A vehicle-registration surcharge that has raised $58 million and transformed...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
FALL RIVER, MA — As massive layoffs loom for 60 firefighters in July, dropping the complement from 213 to 153, Mayor Will Flanagan met with union leaders Tuesday and made an offer they may refuse. In the meeting with Flanagan, Jason Burns, president of firefighters...