by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
If the City Council opts to impose new health care plans for public safety personnel next year, the San Antonio Police Officers Association will sue, its president told the San Antonio Express-News on Monday. Mike Helle, president of the police union, told the...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Traditionally, there is a friendly rivalry between police and fire departments — but Saturday first responders from both Providence and Pawtucket were together on the basketball court. Officials said the mission on the court is to connect...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Ron DeLord is a larger than life figure in Texas law enforcement circles, whether he’s leading negotiations on behalf of a police union or riding his Harley to commemorate fallen officers. DeLord advertises himself as a “historian, author, and police union consultant”...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
COVINGTON, KENTUCKY (FOX19) – A firefighter union contract in Covington mandates police protection when they’re on certain calls. It’s something union leaders say has been missing, and they’re now taking their complaint to city hall. Covington fire union...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
ATLANTA — On Monday, the city of Atlanta approved raises for more than 3,000 city workers. But firefighters, police and jail guards are specifically excluded — and they are not happy about it. “Atlanta has shown that it’s politics over...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Last time around, Chuck Reed seized the third rail of California politics – launching the Hugest! Pension! Battle! Ever! – and suffered the inevitable burn. This time around, he’s more circumspect, but perhaps no less menacing to the status quo. Reed, a low-key...
