by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Half a million dollars and counting. That’s the bill taxpayers across Kentucky are being asked to foot for pension spiking among public retirees as the state cracks down on the practice – a crackdown both sides agree has become an inefficient, bureaucratic...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Kansas City Council adopted a new budget Thursday that funds pensions to the tune of $80 million and gives $10.5 million more to the Fire Department. But it freezes municipal employee salaries and requires some layoffs. “We continue to hold down costs and reduce...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The other shoe dropped on pension reform when a circuit court judge struck down an existing 30-year agreement between the city and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund, sending shock waves through City Hall. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Beverly signed his order...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
EL PASO, Texas– As a fallen public servant is remembered- the city of El Paso discusses now much to pay another set of public servants: firefighters. As KFOX14 has reported, the city has been unable to come to an agreement with El Paso Fire Union, Local 51 over...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Valley cities are experiencing sticker shock over a $28.6 million spike in police and fire pension bills for next fiscal year. Seven cities will fork over more money, with Mesa taking the biggest hit, an $8.7 million increase, and Phoenix coming in second, at $6...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Republican lawmakers, fresh off taking the majority in the Nevada Legislature for the first time in decades, are pursuing sweeping changes to the state’s collective bargaining law, which sets the ground rules for how local governments wrangle with their public...
