by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Unions
The city of Portland, Oregon, and the local police union have reportedly arrived at a tentative deal on a new three-year-labor contract, one that would increase the top salaries for various positions by three percent a year for three years, bringing max pay to about...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner followed through on his timeline to roll out a pension reform plan this fall with his Sept. 14 announcement of a $7.7 billion plan that will pay off the city’s debt in 30 years. To do that, significant benefit plan changes will...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Thirteen months after Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza overhauled the city’s fire department in an attempt to achieve cost savings, the city and union leaders have reached a tentative five-year deal that would extend the union’s existing...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PHOENIX — A sharply divided Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that public employees can be paid public money for work for their unions. The court’s 3-2 decision said Phoenix’s negotiated labor agreement with a police union for paid “release time” doesn’t violate the...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
County Executive Steve Bellone’s 2017 budget is due to the Suffolk County Legislature on Friday, and it’s unclear how he plans to balance it. Worse, it’s nearly impossible to see how he can match expenses with revenues in the long run, even if he comes up with more...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The New York Times editorial board on Saturday issued the paper’s strongest call yet for reforming police union contracts that often prevent officers from being held accountable when they harm civilians. Positioning the issue as fundamental to the maintenance of...
