by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
San Jose’s police overtime costs have tripled in the past seven years to $36 million—10 percent of its law enforcement budget—as staffing vacancies reached all-time highs. The officer exodus triggered by the Great Recession and goaded by voter-approved pension cuts in...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
After protesters took over a city council meeting last week, council members reached out to leaders from the local organization, to establish a negotiation. On Monday at the steps outside City Hall, members of the local organization People’s Justice Project were...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Mayor Charlie Hales’ crusade to get the city’s police a new contract before leaving office just ran into its most serious obstacle yet – blistering criticism from the city’s elected Auditor, Mary Hull Caballero, and Independent Police Review Director Constantin...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The salary scale for Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies must be fixed, or the agency will continue to lose experienced personnel to counties with better pay, and have greater difficulty recruiting new deputies, according to union leaders, who are pushing...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Four Marin labor groups have appealed a state appeals court decision that some say could radically alter the ability to reduce the retirement benefits of public employees who are still on the job. The plaintiffs — the Marin Association of Public Employees, known as...
