by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Politics, Unions
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Association of Fire Fighters President Joe Tellez said the city’s proposed wage increase will not support a projected spike in health insurance premiums. The average salary for an El Paso firefighter is around $36,000 a year. Despite being an...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
OLYMPIA – Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, seeks to limit the use of public funds to pay union representatives. Senate Bill 5602, primarily sponsored by Warnick, would prevent public employers from entering into contracts where bargaining representatives receive...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tax revenue is up, home foreclosures are down, and, after a long absence, robust economic growth has returned to this sprawling city. But as far as municipal workers here are concerned, it feels as if the bad times never left. Police and...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Hefty contract settlements with Boston’s police and firefighters last year contributed substantially to the largest increase in the city’s payroll in modern history, records released Friday show. In 2014, the city spent 7.5 percent more on worker salaries, climbing to...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Feb. 15–McCormick: ‘Tread carefully’ on city police, fire unions State lawmakers should “tread carefully” on a bill that would ban municipal governments’ agreements with police, firefighters and other public employees, House...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CARSON CITY — A bill that would require local governments to provide the public an advance look at the details of a proposed collective bargaining agreement before it is voted on by the governing body was introduced in the Senate Monday. Senate Bill 158 would require...
