by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
COVINGTON, Ky. — Covington’s police and fire unions are ready for a “barroom fight” over dwindling ranks. The city of Covington plans to save money by not replacing all 10 firefighters who are leaving, and also by leaving a police officer...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Portland Police Bureau has fewer officers per city resident and fewer minority officers than most other law enforcement agencies its size, a new national survey shows. The city had 16 sworn officers per 10,000 residents in 2012, according to a survey released...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In the view of many, Nevada’s pension system for public employees is in relatively good health, with a sound plan to pay off its $12.5 billion unfunded liability while still maintaining the benefits it currently provides. But to others, that unfunded liability is a...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Even as violence erupted in Baltimore days after the death of Freddie Gray, the police officers at the center of his death still had not explained how he suffered fatal injuries in their custody weeks earlier. A special Maryland law known as a police “bill of rights”...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
SAN JOSE — For years the relationship between San Jose firefighters and City Hall has ranged from contentious to toxic. Bitter disputes over pension reform were followed by citywide budget cuts that eliminated dozens of firefighting jobs and resources....
