by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HARRISBURG — Republicans on Wednesday gave Senate approval to two bills that they said would increase transparency in collective bargaining for public employees, but which Democrats equated to union-busting. One bill would require the state Independent Fiscal Office...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
According to The Huffington Post, Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said his organization has “never before encountered” the types of profit-driven policing practices it found in parts of St. Louis County, “Our organization...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Democratic lawmaker calls it “the most union friendly bill I’ve ever seen” Shortly after he was sworn in as governor in 1999, Jeb Bush signed a union-backed bill that some argue led Florida’s cities to massively underfund their municipal pensions. As...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cuyahoga County’s top prosecutor is criticizing the head of Cleveland’s police union for questioning a sergeant’s decision to end a weekend high-speed chase. Prosecutor Tim McGinty’s Monday statement criticized comments from...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Vallejo Police Officer’s Association is appealing a February court decision on a lawsuit against the city surrounding cuts to health benefits. The cuts were imposed as part of the city’s plan to exit bankruptcy — with tens of millions of dollars in potential...
