by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ex-mayor and part-time lawyer Chuck Reed will take another crack at statewide pension reform, reviving a campaign to cut public retirement costs and bolster his political legacy. Reed, who termed out as San Jose mayor at the end of 2014 after a bitter years-long...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday said that if he doesn’t get major financial relief from state lawmakers, he’ll have to raise property taxes significantly next year. The acknowledgment came as a re-election seeking Emanuel released his ideas on how to deal...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A bill that would provide workers compensation coverage for first responders in Connecticut who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing the death of another human being took one step closer to becoming law Thursday. The bill, S.B. 902, made it through...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Someday soon, 911 callers may be able to fill out surveys on their cellphones about their NYPD law enforcement experience. In a speech to an African-American police group, New York City’s top cop Friday suggested incorporating into daily policing a method...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Pittsburgh does not have to pay its on-duty police officers the same rate as off-duty officers when both work at the same big events, such as Steelers and Penguins games, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday. In a 13-page decision, the court sided with...
