Phoenix looks to cap pensions of top earners

by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

Two years after Phoenix voters approved an overhaul of the city’s pension system for thousands of civil workers, the city could ask voters to go back and clean up some weak spots and unintended consequences. City Council members will decide Wednesday whether to...

Holden administration proposes 2 percent pay hike for city workers

by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

Baton Rouge police officers, firefighters and the lowest-paid city workers in the Department of Public Works should soon see pay raises after years of pushing for increases when city leaders have deemed the budget too tight. After failing again in December to add...

Bad and good unions and becoming president

by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

Try this one on. Sheryl Sculley for president. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got me thinking on this. You see, not so awfully long ago, Walker was running Milwaukee County much as City Manager Sculley has responsibilities for day-to-day operations of more populous San...

Stamford mayor pledges to fund pensions

by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

STAMFORD ­­– Mayor David Martin is asking for steep increases to fund pensions and retiree benefits for city employees as part of his annual budget proposal. The city to date has not met its obligations for its employees’ retirement benefits. Martin said...

BILL TO CHANGE PERS INTRODUCED IN NEVADA ASSEMBLY

by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

CARSON CITY — A bill seeking to change the public employees retirement system for future hires by switching to a mostly defined-contribution plan was introduced Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 190, sponsored by Randy Kirner, R-Reno, seeks to eliminate the...

How powerful are public employee unions in your state?

by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions

More than half of the public employees in 13 states are union members, and government union membership rates exceed 25 percent in 27 states. Labor unions work against employers — local, state and federal taxpayers, in the case of public employees. While slamming labor...