by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and members of several other employee groups will get a 10% pay increase over three years under contracts approved Tuesday by county supervisors. The agreements mirror deals approved in September for...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed signaled a thaw in an ongoing feud with public safety workers Monday, after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city in a lawsuit filed by firefighters, police and other city employees over changes to the...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Leaders at the United Auto Workers union have launched a social-media blitz to help sell a new tentative labor deal ahead of a critical vote this week, hoping to persuade skeptical rank-and-file workers to support the pact after poor communication contributed to a...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
In accepting a proposal to cut 20 firefighter positions over the next three years, the mayor says that city council sent a clear message to the 10 associations and unions that represent city workers. “They have to deal with management,” said Mayor Christian...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Conducting union business and performing employment duties are two activities that don’t, and shouldn’t, overlap. Yet in a growing number of jurisdictions, taxpayers are being forced to subsidize both. In Arizona, at least, this trend has hit a detour. This August,...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 29, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The International Association of Fire Fighters is a small union of just under 300,000 members with political influence far beyond its size. The obvious reason for this is the respect many Americans have for firefighters, who consistently rank as some of the country’s...
