by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police unions and community policing are two terms that most people probably don’t view as synonymous right now. The first may be viewed as recalcitrant, stubborn and only looking out for the interests of their members, while the latter is all the buzz right now...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of Omaha and its police union don’t agree on pension and health care changes for police officers, so the City Council is set to vote on a final offer from the city to the bargaining unit. Mayor Jean Stothert has submitted a last, best and final offer for the...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The state has quietly settled a suit that challenged what critics claim was a policy permitting a labor union to collect dues from state employees who choose not to be union members. The settlement, approved Wednesday by a federal judge in Hartford, requires the state...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of Elmira is actively working with unions that represent 173 of its 226 full- and part-time employees in hopes of reducing ballooning health insurance costs and to avoid imminent layoffs, City Manager Kimberlee Balok Middaugh announced Monday. Elmira is...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A former Waterloo police officer who was suspended with pay for three years sent an email to police mocking them for paying him while he golfed, travelled and took a course that would allow him to pursue a career as a firefighter. Craig Markham, 37, sent the email on...
