by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
At least one state senator is not satisfied with the progress Omaha has made in resolving its pension problems, and he’s looking at major changes in benefits for future Omaha and Lincoln firefighters and police officers. Omaha has been grappling with its underfunded...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
DALLAS — Decades ago, Dallas voters approved a pay raise for emergency workers. But did the city stiff the rank and file? That’s the central question of a lawsuit that hinges on the legal interpretation of three key words written on a ballot almost four decades...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The idea of a Civilian Police Review Board has been touted as a solution to police brutality for the past 50 years. With 200 CCRBs in existence across the country, the idea is gaining traction. But will police unions allow the communities they serve to investigate it...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Oregon’s public-pension contribution rate has an 80 percent likelihood of exceeding 30 percent of payroll within the next few years, according to an analysis presented to the system’s governing board. The projection was offered by Milliman, the firm that...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
NASHUA — Two local representatives are considering introducing bills that would help alleviate some of the rising contributions of state employer pension costs. Since 2011, the city’s pension payments to the New Hampshire Retirement System have increased from $11.8...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In less than a month legislators will return to Columbia for the 2017 session. The two biggest problems some say they face are fixing roads and overhauling the state’s failing pension program. The program has been deteriorating since 1999 after a series of bad...
