by rondelord | Aug 14, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – The proposed city budget for FY 2015 places more emphasis on services like street maintenance than in years past, all the while talks are stalling in the saga over police and fire health benefits. City Manager Sheryl Sculley firmly held her stance...
by rondelord | Aug 14, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan took a major step Monday toward sending the city’s controversial labor law to the ballot box, vetoing the recent Assembly repeal of the law as well as a more labor-friendly substitute measure approved in its place. Sullivan announced his...
by rondelord | Jun 18, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
HARRISBURG, PA — The scope of a House bill to curb municipal pension benefits for future police and firefighters is being narrowed to cover only those pension systems in serious financial trouble, such as those in Scranton, Dunmore and Hazleton. The measure sponsored...
by rondelord | Jun 18, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Retired cops, firefighters and City Hall employees sometimes get an extra payday known as the 13th check. It comes each year the pension funds have robust earnings and has ranged from $200 to more than $26,000. But it comes at a cost to...
by rondelord | Jun 18, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama –The latest plan to give merit raises for Birmingham police and fire department employees includes making across the board cuts for city departments – including police and fire. The cuts, which range from 0.75 percent for smaller...
by rondelord | Jun 18, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Just one week after the mayor reached a tentative agreement with the Houston Fire Department’s union on a new contract, the union voted it down by an overwhelming margin. The Houston Professional Firefighters Association tells Local 2 that more than 93 percent...
