by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
FORT WORTH – The executive director of the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund told the City Council Tuesday that the fund lost money in 2015 because of poor market conditions and that its board is considering a more aggressive investment policy in hope of...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
RALEIGH – Residents will pay a higher property tax rate in the coming year to help pay for Dix Park and expand Raleigh’s affordable housing stock. But city leaders won’t spend additional tax dollars to meet the demands of public safety employees seeking big...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of Memphis will move forward with an unpopular change to an employee retirement plan on July 1 after a judge decided Monday to allow the switch. Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Rhynette Hurd denied a motion by the plaintiffs — including police and...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen, who led the effort this spring to trim previously negotiated pay raises from public employee union contracts, is proposing legislation to bring what she calls more “balance” to the county’s collective bargaining...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In December 2014, President Obama issued an executive order that created the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Composed of eleven members (from law enforcement, academia and civil rights groups), the mission was pretty straightforward: “The Task Force...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 19, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Its an ambitious plan to dramatically overhaul what its authors call Torontos outdated and reactive model of policing, as well as save $100-million in costs over the next three years. But it could face a fight from the citys combative police union. Among the sweeping...
