by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing has released a long list of reforms to American policing, some of which, including independent police prosecutions and dramatically scaling back the role of police in schools, are true advancements. However,...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
STAMFORD – Mayor David Martin is asking for steep increases to fund pensions and retiree benefits for city employees as part of his annual budget proposal. The city to date has not met its obligations for its employees’ retirement benefits. Martin said...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Like most in law enforcement, Fort Worth police officer Jody Boday knew that it was a matter of when — not if — she would get injured on the job. But when she started with the Fort Worth Police Department as a rookie in 2005, the job was worth the risk. “When I first...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Lawsuits seeking to void a law aimed at shoring up the finances of two Chicago pension funds have been put on hold pending a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court on a law affecting state public retirement funds, participants in the litigation...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Cleveland is becoming a city defined by its collective impatience. Nearly three months have passed since a white Cleveland police officer shot and killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy wielding an air gun in a city park. We’re still waiting to see if the rookie...
