by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
RRISBURG — Guaranteed pensions for most of Pennsylvania’s local police officers and paid firefighters would not be offered to future hires under a bill that passed a key House committee Tuesday. The only municipality not affected by the bill is the state’s...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
TRENTON — A bill allowing New Jersey municipalities to require police officers and firefighters to live in the towns they serve for their first five years on the job is a step closer to making it to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk. The bill (S2783) was approved by...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics
Because of the rising costs of the city’s police and fire pension plan, City Council Chairman Trent Fellers says he would like to see a committee appointed to look at all aspects of the plan. “I think we gotta solve this,” said Fellers after the...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s top court sided with Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday in a legal fight with public worker unions over pension funds, sparing a new state budget crisis this month but leaving unanswered questions about how the state will pay...
by rondelord | Jun 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police
The most immediate challenge awaiting the newly-elected mayor and City Council after June 13 is the impasse in collective bargaining talks between the City and the police union, and the refusal of the firefighters union after more than one year to even come to the...
by rondelord | Jun 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The state comptroller’s new effort to curb the skyrocketing costs of controversial “compounded medicine” prescriptions has prompted a labor-management dispute with state employee unions that is headed for binding arbitration on Sept. 23. Taxpayer...