by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A statewide organization is paying an untold amount in legal fees on behalf of the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) as the oft-heated collective bargaining talks continue between the police union and the City of San Antonio. But aside from investing in...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Taxpayers should get something in return for their money. Is that so much to ask? When it comes to public-employee union contracts allowing for so-called “release time,” two courts have now ruled there is little to no public benefit provided to taxpayers in exchange...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Police, Politics, Unions
GARY| Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson wants to raise the pay of Gary police and firefighters by $10,000 over three years amid mounting unrest. Gary police are among the lowest paid in the region and picketed outside City Hall in September after not receiving any raises in...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
CITY HALL — An ongoing fight over disability pension reforms for uniformed city workers has put a spotlight on the process that enables a huge percentage of retiring police officers and firefighters to claim such benefits. “When you’ve got a system...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Kelly Gottschalk was a month into her job as director of the Dallas police and fire pension fund when the latest numbers started arriving. She knew there’d be problems. But things were heading from bad to worse. It came just as her staff and consultants were...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA (WXIA) — It is an ugly impasse between Atlanta’s mayor and Atlanta’s first responders over pay raises the Mayor refuses to allow. But now, some members of the city council say they want to break that impasse. They are seeking to raise the...
