by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ex-mayor and part-time lawyer Chuck Reed will take another crack at statewide pension reform, reviving a campaign to cut public retirement costs and bolster his political legacy. Reed, who termed out as San Jose mayor at the end of 2014 after a bitter years-long...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
(Reuters) – An international accounting standards body said on Thursday it was looking at developing new accounting methods for “hybrid” pensions which did not fit easily into standard categories. Companies around the world are moving away from...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would significantly scale back the collective bargaining power of public sector unions. Senate Bill 179, which had a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, would define “conditions of employment” to...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Negotiators representing the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association held collective bargaining talks Friday, the first such face-to-face meeting since Nov. 3. The City, which is seeking significant concessions to reduce runaway health care...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Year in and year out, Clark County shells out six-figure pay to a small group of employees who step away from their regular work to handle matters for their unions. The system of paid union leave offers flexibility: County employees can attend legislative sessions,...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Tempe will see costs associated with its police and fire pension plans climb $4.2 million next fiscal year. The majority of the rising costs are due to the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of a 2011 state law crafted to rein in pension costs....
