by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In corridors up and down the state Capitol, support for law enforcement is clear. Lawmakers adorn their doors and windows with black-sashed state police emblems to honor a trooper who died and another who was wounded by an alleged sniper in September. In a hallway, a...
by rondelord | May 30, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – The Nevada Assembly has passed a bill aimed at saving the state’s Public Employees Retirement System $1 billion every 10 years. Assembly members voted 41-1 on Friday to pass SB406, which is sponsored by Republican Senate Majority...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
VERO BEACH — City leaders are poised to scrap the pension plan for 330 employees and shift to a 401(k)-like retirement plan to dig their way out of a $37.5 million hole. The change would go into effect June 30. It would take 12 years to pay down the shortfall. The...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The San Bernardino City Council approved its bankruptcy exit plan Monday on a 6-1 vote. The exit plan comes nearly three years after the city sought bankruptcy protection, with outsourcing services and impairing every creditor other than city employees’ pension system...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Phoenix leaders voted 6-3 Tuesday to approve a final budget for the next fiscal year, but City Council members were sharply divided over whether the city truly balanced its books. On paper, the spending plan backed by Mayor Greg Stanton and the council’s liberal...
by rondelord | May 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
COVINGTON, Ky. — Covington’s police and fire unions are ready for a “barroom fight” over dwindling ranks. The city of Covington plans to save money by not replacing all 10 firefighters who are leaving, and also by leaving a police officer...
