by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
New Jersey shouldn’t be forced to make a $2.25 billion payment into public workers’ pension funds because the portion of the 2011 state law that makes the contribution a contractual right isn’t constitutional, Gov. Chris Christie’s...
by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO, TX – When the City Council went about appointing a new mayor in July, the common perception was that City Manager Sheryl Sculley favored Ivy Taylor, because Sculley saw Taylor as the candidate most likely to take a tough stand on cutting benefits...
by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
The president of the Houston firefighters union resigned Monday, 11 months into his three-year term, citing threats of violence and infighting. Bryan Sky-Eagle, who led the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 341, said his relationship with the rank...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WISCONSIN – Act 10, which basically stripped most public sector unions of their collective bargaining rights, was a mistake. But if there’s an argument in favor of the controversial 2011 law, it may well be the out-of-this-world health insurance benefits the...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PENNSYLVANIA – State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale only stated the obvious Wednesday when he reported that city pension deficits are pushing Scranton toward insolvency. The city pension fund for firefighters is financed at only 16.7 percent, and within 2½...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
“Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union I’m sticking to the union ’til the day I die” —...
