by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The city of Springfield is preparing to take legal action against its fire pension board if it doesn’t comply with a state Department of Insurance opinion advising it to stop factoring double-time holiday pay into firefighter pension calculations, the city’s top...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
The Illinois Department of Insurance is advising the Springfield Firefighters Pension Board to halt allowing double-time holiday pay to be factored into firefighter pension calculations, a longtime practice that’s been called into question. For each holiday that...
by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Taking another shot at public employee unions, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday he’s ending “fair share” union dues for state workers who have opted out of joining a union. At the same time, Rauner said the state will mount a case in federal court with...