by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of San Antonio filed lawsuits against the police and firefighters unions Friday morning, asking a state district court judge for a declaratory judgment that the Evergreen Clause in both collective bargaining agreements is unconstitutional. District 2...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Union-backed defenders of public pensions and their opponents expect their battle to expand to more states next year in the fight over U.S. entitlements after Tuesday’s mid-term elections. Despite defeat for a hotly contested ballot...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
If voters wanted a new Reno City Council to take the city in a new direction, they got one. From a mayor who could be described as the exact opposite of Mayor Bob Cashell, to two new Council members who draw support from labor unions and Democratic activists as...
by rondelord | Nov 10, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
JACKSONVILLE, FL – After some City Council members said they want to strike down the city’s existing agreement with police and firefighters over pension benefits, one now wants to set aside $1 million for the legal battle that could ignite. Councilman Matt...
by rondelord | Nov 5, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Voters in Phoenix on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have closed the $2.2 billion Phoenix City Employees’ Retirement System and created a new 401(k) plan for city employees. Pension reform measures could lead to new investments at Phoenix City Employees The...
by rondelord | Nov 5, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Anchorage voters soundly rejected Ballot Measure 1 in Tuesday’s election, in effect repealing the Sullivan administration’s rewrite of city labor law and handing a triumph to labor unions that have spent nearly two years bitterly fighting the measure. With all...
