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, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
In a move that could be viewed as a mechanism to circumvent pension reform, the Cranston Fire and Police Unions are urging state and city officials to move their pension plans — that are currently part of the state’s system — back under city control. Most...
by rondelord | May 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The next buzzword in California’s episodic public pension debate: “crowd-out.” As in, “California Crowd-Out: How Rising Retirement Benefit Costs Threaten Municipal Services.” It’s the title of a new report issued by the conservative Manhattan Institute. Leaders of the...
by rondelord | May 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Going Seattle one better, the Metropolitan King County Council on Monday adopted a new county policy providing county employees 12 weeks’ paid parenting leave for a birth, adoption or new foster care placement in the family. Hague King County Council member Hague: “A...
by rondelord | May 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
DETROIT – Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says he has “strong medicine” to help fix the county’s failing finances. “If we go on business as usual, the money’s going to run out in 2016,” Evans said Monday during a press conference. “We...
by rondelord | May 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city is making major changes to its employee health insurance policy, including offering different plans and requiring workers to pay medical deductibles for the first time. The goal is to help contain insurance costs, particularly as the city’s finances are...
