by rondelord | Jul 13, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
LOCKPORT – The Lockport Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pay $170,000 to its police and firefighters’ unions to settle a lawsuit filed by 71 retired members of the two unions over reductions in their health insurance. The settlement was worked out April...
by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected. Federal officials say they are determined to see...
by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — City officials and the police union have agreed to a six-year contract that includes pay increases, completely-paid health insurance for some officers and random drug testing, according to a story on lohud.com. The contract, which is...
by rondelord | Jul 6, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – Negotiations between the city and the police union have cost taxpayers more than $1.3 million, according to the city’s most recent financial data. So far this year, the city has paid $631,468.41 to three legal firms and two actuary firms for...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Unions
In 1988, as mayor of San Antonio, Henry Cisneros steered negotiations with the police union that yielded the richest benefits package in Texas. Now, as chairman of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Cisneros is praising Mayor Ivy Taylor for staring down the police...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
She won, they lost, and now Mayor Taylor is telling the San Antonio Police Officers Association that elections have consequences. In a strongly worded letter to SAPOA President Mike Helle, Taylor outlines what she called her ‘expectations’ for the...
