by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
State lawmakers, Cabinet members, judges, school board members, county commissioners, sheriffs and property appraisers may not be able to join the traditional state pension plan if they are newly elected after July 2016. That proposal is far from a reality but it is a...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Southbridge police officers hired after Jan. 1, 2010, receive a $1,000 bonus for having an associate degree, and $4,000 for a bachelor’s or master’s degree. However, Southbridge officers hired before 2010 receive 10 percent increases on their base salaries...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Late on Friday, Feb. 20, Rep. Gary Elkins, R-Houston, filed a “paycheck deception” bill that would outlaw paycheck deduction of union dues by the state or local governments. The bill aims directly at the heart of the process that allows public-sector...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Republicans plan to call an extraordinary session to fast-track a right-to-work bill in the state legislature next week, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said on Friday. Governor Scott Walker, a potential Republican candidate for...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Late last month, during a meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, a shoving match broke out among members of the public — some of them off-duty police officers. The cause of the tension was a proposal to create a new civilian oversight authority for the police....
