by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Negotiators for the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association inched closer to a collective bargaining agreement on Friday, and while several wage and benefits issues remain unresolved, both sides expressed hope that a deal will be reached...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In recent weeks, Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois has traveled the state promoting his proposal for more than $2 billion in cuts to pensions for public employees. All public employees, that is, except police officers and firefighters. “Those who put their lives on the...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
High-profile civil rights protests across the country have sparked a renewed interest in the idea of getting more police officers to live in the cities they serve. In the Twin Cities, police live in the cities where they work less often than in most other large...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A bill filed by Texas State Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) could prove to be the financial death penalty for many public-sector labor unions across the state. The bill, SB 1968, was filed at the very end of the bill filing period for this Legislative Session last...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Tucson City Council has chosen a three-year phase-in plan to pay off its growing public safety pension costs. Tuesday’s decision to cover an $18 million pension obligation in three annual installments of between $6 million and $7 million, rather than in one year,...
