by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Prince George’s County Council is considering approval of a union contract covering firefighters and paramedics. But legal developments around the country should give council members pause about rubberstamping the contract as is. In Arizona, Pennsylvania and Idaho,...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Officials in Springfield, Massachusetts have taken steps to shore up the city’s severely underfunded municipal employee pension fund. The city has established a new reserve fund to earmark money for the retirement system and allocated an initial $1 million that was...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of Milwaukee may face a surge in police officer retirements. Some 339 officers with the Milwaukee Police Department will be eligible to retire by the end of 2017. That means nearly 20% of the city’s 1,889 sworn police officers could retire over the next...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The Philadelphia Board of Pensions is looking at the possibility of enticing more than 30,000 retirees to switch to a less lucrative and less costly benefits plan. Graphic: Reducing the city’s pension liability A conversion plan is the latest idea to surface...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Kern County will wage a pitched battle over next year’s fiscal budget for the next two months. On Tuesday Kern County supervisors approved a placeholder budget that handles this year’s $49 million budget deficit by slashing general fund spending by 5 percent...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In today’s paper, we walk you through some of proposed changes to the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG) contract with the city. Members of the union—the city’s rank-and-file cops—are expected to vote on the contract soon. The changes to the...
