by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A federal appeals court upheld an Alabama law that makes it difficult for public employee unions to raise funds for political activities by automatic payroll deductions. In an announcement Wednesday, Attorney General Luther Strange praised a decision by the 11th U.S....
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
NEW HAVEN>> After being turned down by the city twice, the fire union is asking the state labor board to approve its request to place city Deputy Director of Emergency Management Rick Fontana on interim relief from any fire-related duties until a decision is...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Four Marin labor groups have appealed a state appeals court decision that some say could radically alter the ability to reduce the retirement benefits of public employees who are still on the job. The plaintiffs — the Marin Association of Public Employees, known as...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s auditor general says Scranton has made some progress in paying its municipal pension debt, but serious funding issues remain. the cityis making “incremental progress,” but looming increases in mandated pension payments could further...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Members of two state boards are floating the idea of a statewide bond issue to deal with the $22 billion in unfunded liabilities of Oregon’s public pension system over the next decades. Members of the Public Employees Retirement...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A divided federal appeals court on Monday rejected claims by Detroit retirees that their pensions were unfairly cut to help the city end the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said restoring the pension cuts would...
