by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Jacksonville police, firefighters and corrections officers hired in the future would not be offered pensions under a plan unveiled Friday by Mayor Lenny Curry. Curry’s pitch for ending pensions of public safety workers means he wants the city to get out of...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Huntington Beach’s rank-and-file police union has sued the city, alleging that an ordinance the City Council approved last year is impeding the officers’ ability to negotiate a new contract. The Huntington Beach Police Officers Assn. lawsuit, filed Nov. 3...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Lexington has shorted its police and fire pension fund by more than $700,000 over the past three years, the board that oversees the pension learned Wednesday. Finance commissioner Bill O’Mara told the of the city’s contribution into the fund over the past two fiscal...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
Texas-side firefighters may continue to pursue collective bargaining with the city, voters decided Tuesday. With 8,184 votes in favor and 2,491 against, residents elected to allow Texarkana, Texas, Fire Department firefighters to choose an organization to represent...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The City of Medicine Hat and its firefighters have agreed to a wage freeze in 2017. It is an almost unprecedented feat in public sector bargaining, but one budgeters said was needed to grapple with a looming shortfall. Council members, who unanimously ratified the...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Adjusted net pension liabilities for the 50 largest local governments totaled $367 billion in fiscal year 2015, up 192% from 2005, said a report Friday from Moody’s Investors Service. Of the 50 municipal entities reviewed, 32 had greater adjusted net pension...
