by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
STOCKTON — The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday meeting voted 5-0 to deny a complaint filed by the Deputy Sheriff’s Association alleging the county violated a contract regarding retirement benefits. Isaac Stevens, an attorney representing the...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
When the Memphis City Council’s three-member impasse committee approved a 3 percent pay raise for Memphis police officers Thursday, May 21, it spoke volumes about the budget season at City Hall. It reflects the tension in the relationship between Mayor A C Wharton...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
With police morale “in the sewers,” violent crime has all but exploded in the city of Baltimore, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appears to be clueless about what’s behind the surge. There have been 100 homicides in the city this year, compared to 71 over the same...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In corridors up and down the state Capitol, support for law enforcement is clear. Lawmakers adorn their doors and windows with black-sashed state police emblems to honor a trooper who died and another who was wounded by an alleged sniper in September. In a hallway, a...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – The Nevada Assembly has passed a bill aimed at saving the state’s Public Employees Retirement System $1 billion every 10 years. Assembly members voted 41-1 on Friday to pass SB406, which is sponsored by Republican Senate Majority...
