by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Police officers, firefighters and other public safety personnel have long enjoyed generous benefits unavailable to other public sector employees, never mind workers in the private sector. One of those benefits is a $150,000 payout to the families of police officers...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will listen to arguments about residency rules, and the outcome will determine whether Milwaukee police officers, fire fighters and other city employees can move outside the city limits. For more than 75 years, Milwaukee...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police officers and firefighters in Ontario received $485-million worth of pay hikes over and above raises given to other municipal employees between 2010 and 2014. That eye-popping number, calculated by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), quantifies...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House has given initial approval to a bill dealing with donations to unions from public employees. Backers call the legislation, “paycheck protection.” Opponents call it “paycheck deception.” The bill would bar the taking of...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation overhauling the state’s badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan. Tuesday’s signing comes after the Legislature spent the past two weeks debating and making small changes to the...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
City Manager Sheryl Sculley could earn as much as $475,000 annually by 2018 — a 18.75 percent increase over the $400,000 in base pays she makes now — if the City Council approves a three-year contract extension on Thursday. In addition, Sculley could qualify for up to...
