by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of Milwaukee may face a surge in police officer retirements. Some 339 officers with the Milwaukee Police Department will be eligible to retire by the end of 2017. That means nearly 20% of the city’s 1,889 sworn police officers could retire over the next...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Philadelphia Board of Pensions is looking at the possibility of enticing more than 30,000 retirees to switch to a less lucrative and less costly benefits plan. Graphic: Reducing the city’s pension liability A conversion plan is the latest idea to surface...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Kern County will wage a pitched battle over next year’s fiscal budget for the next two months. On Tuesday Kern County supervisors approved a placeholder budget that handles this year’s $49 million budget deficit by slashing general fund spending by 5 percent...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In today’s paper, we walk you through some of proposed changes to the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG) contract with the city. Members of the union—the city’s rank-and-file cops—are expected to vote on the contract soon. The changes to the...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
LOS ANGELES >> The president of a law enforcement union in Los Angeles County called Wednesday for an increase in the “militarization” of police as a deterrent to mass shootings. “The tragic slaughter of 49 innocent club-goers in Orlando underscores the crucial...
