by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MIDWEST CITY, OK — A petition by fire and police unions to recall Midwest City Mayor Jay Dee Collins over concerns about public safety has been validated, triggering a recall election. “I just think that they don’t see the whole picture,” Collins said. “I feel...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Collective bargaining is in the crosshairs of a committee that is looking for ways to streamline government operations. That task force, chaired by Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, will recommend making collective bargaining “permissive” instead of...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Simple math says the Emanuel administration has a slim chance of winning a reversal of a court order striking down a law intended to save two city pension funds from insolvency. Two members of the Illinois Supreme Court—Charles Freeman and Anne Burke—have recused...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AURORA | Despite being subject to one of the most-aggressive political efforts to oust an Aurora City Council member in decades, Bob LeGare handily won re-election to an at-large seat earlier this month. “I think it was a stupid approach,” said LeGare, who attributes...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday that Providence officials failed to prove how the city would have saved millions of dollars if its longtime actuary didn’t make errors in analyzing the city’s 2012 pension reform ordinance. U.S....
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have allowed New Jersey municipalities to require new police and fire recruits to live in the cities and towns where they work for at least five years. The moves marks a defeat for a coalition of politicians...
