by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
With Riverside County’s budget challenges as a backdrop, county officials are negotiating with several public employee unions over contracts that have expired or are set to expire soon, although no deals appear imminent. Contracts with the Riverside Sheriffs’...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 10, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
As Riverside city officials have appeared at community meetings to explain the new two-year budget, they’ve also delivered some bad news: addressing a projected $10 million to $12 million gap next year will mean cuts to city services. Those numbers could change, and...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
It pays to retire from an Inland Southern California government job, an open-records advocacy group says. Many retired Inland public employees receive pensions far exceeding the typical full-time Inland worker’s annual salary, according to a study released today by...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A group of 13 Riverside County cities are looking into whether they can save money on law enforcement costs by pooling their resources to form their own police force. Today, the cities all contract with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department but have become...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
San Bernardino has reached a deal with the police union representing in a significant breakthrough for the two parties that had been at odds since the city filed for bankruptcy just over three years ago. The five-year agreement was approved unanimously by the City...