by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Pittsburgh’s defined-benefit pension problems are typical for such traditional but unsustainable plans. That’s why so many businesses have switched to 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans — as the city should have long ago. Enough hasn’t been...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
TRENTON — Leaders of the state’s largest public-safety unions are pushing a plan to shift control of their pension fund investments to a union-dominated board, rather than the state. But their colleagues in the smaller unions are resisting the possible change. The New...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics
Five years ago, the city agreed to hire 111 African-American firefighters bypassed by the city’s discriminatory handling of a 1995 firefighters entrance exam. Although 13 of those black firefighters were women, the city insisted on using a controversial and...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Los Angeles, CA–There are certain respects in which Los Angeles, for all its innate advantages, feels like an unsustainable city. It has the nation’s largest homeless population, the worst traffic, and numerous other service failures. Lack of money...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Toronto Police Association is using tele-townhalls to poll residents and mobilize support to fight the city’s plan to reduce the $1 billion-plus police budget through downsizing and restructuring. The union is inviting tens of thousands of Torontonians to dial...
by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
After four long, painful years, San Bernardino will soon emerge from bankruptcy. A federal judge on Tuesday said she would approve the city’s plan to exit bankruptcy, marking a major step toward the end of the process for San Bernardino. “This is a very important day...
