by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The photo wasn’t viewable by the public – privacy settings shielded it – but Bowman saw it because the job applicant was required to give investigators access to his social-media accounts so that they could view everything he had kept private....
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
City officials have spent many weeks trying to figure out how to keep all of Modesto’s 11 fire stations open despite a very thin Fire Department budget. They have explored several options to keep the stations open and not lay off firefighters. But one thing officials...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Two more unions reached tentative labor-contract deals Wednesday with Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s administration said. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1542, which represents aviation employees, and AFSCME Local...
by rondelord | Aug 28, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The nail that apparently can’t be hammered down, pension spiking, popped up again last week when a divided CalPERS board approved union-backed pay regulations for new hires, despite objections from Gov. Brown and the League of California Cities. Brown said the vote...
by rondelord | Aug 28, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WAYNE, IN – t’s been the recurring controversial topic for much of the spring and summer. And tonight at the City Council meeting, it’s likely to be brought up again: collective bargaining. Councilman Mitch Harper, R-4th, plans to introduce an...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Annapolis has named dozens of retired police officers and firefighters in a federal lawsuit, the latest tactic in a decade-long legal battle over changes to retiree pensions. In court filings last week, the city asked a judge to rule that a recent switch...
