by rondelord | May 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN – The City of Austin and Austin Firefighters Association (AFA) have reached a collective bargaining agreement, the AFA confirmed Monday. “I think it’s going to put a, kind of close the book on these past disputes and allow us to work well together...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez on Monday thanked the city’s police union for agreeing to a “fair” contract and criticized the fire union for not approving a nearly identical deal. The police contract includes 3 percent annual raises for three years and...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Unions
El Paso’s city firefighters put on a costly campaign to get their message out to the voters and it paid off in Saturday’s election. Voters approved all three propositions of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 51, ending a yearlong...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Here’s another extraordinary bill that passed this last legislative session that you haven’t heard about: House Bill 167 stops cities and labor unions from negotiating contracts in secret. The bill passed the House and Senate unanimously and was signed by Gov. Butch...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HARRISBURG — Republicans on Wednesday gave Senate approval to two bills that they said would increase transparency in collective bargaining for public employees, but which Democrats equated to union-busting. One bill would require the state Independent Fiscal Office...
by rondelord | May 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Democratic lawmaker calls it “the most union friendly bill I’ve ever seen” Shortly after he was sworn in as governor in 1999, Jeb Bush signed a union-backed bill that some argue led Florida’s cities to massively underfund their municipal pensions. As...
