by rondelord | Jul 13, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez faces a far less bruising budget session this year as he prepares to submit a 2016 spending plan that’s described as expanding services and spending, rather than cutting them. At this time last year, Gimenez was warning of a $64 million...
by rondelord | Jul 13, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SEASIDE, Calif. – Two Central Coast police unions want to oust Pacific Grove and Seaside Police Chief Vicki Myers. The nearly 55 members of the Seaside and Pacific Grove Police Officers’ Association said morale is down in both departments. Both unions have sent...
by rondelord | Jul 13, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MERIDEN — Details of a contract covering city police officers will be decided by an arbitration panel. The contract was scheduled to take effect last July, but has been delayed for a year by negotiations between the city and police union. Unable to come to an...
by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected. Federal officials say they are determined to see...
by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Where the West begins is increasingly where Dallas police careers end. Six Dallas officers will join the Fort Worth Police Department on July 13, Fort Worth Sgt. Steve Enright said. The officers will be reuniting with eight of their former Dallas colleagues who left...
