by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
RRISBURG — Guaranteed pensions for most of Pennsylvania’s local police officers and paid firefighters would not be offered to future hires under a bill that passed a key House committee Tuesday. The only municipality not affected by the bill is the state’s...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In corridors up and down the state Capitol, support for law enforcement is clear. Lawmakers adorn their doors and windows with black-sashed state police emblems to honor a trooper who died and another who was wounded by an alleged sniper in September. In a hallway, a...