by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Negotiators for the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association inched closer to a collective bargaining agreement on Friday, and while several wage and benefits issues remain unresolved, both sides expressed hope that a deal will be reached...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) – Memphis Police officers are leaving the city by the hundreds. Budget cuts mean the departing public safety personnel are not being replaced. Memphis Police sources say the officer shortage has gotten to the point where some shifts are...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A state appeals court on Thursday struck down Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s ability to veto resolutions of stalled labor talks, removing a key piece of leverage as the mayor tries to conclude protracted negotiations with four unions. The First District Court of...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Negotiators representing the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association held collective bargaining talks Friday, the first such face-to-face meeting since Nov. 3. The City, which is seeking significant concessions to reduce runaway health care...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MADISON, Wis. — It was a flashback to 2011: Hundreds of union members in hard hats and work boots waved signs under falling snow, denouncing Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republican lawmakers outside this Capitol building on Wednesday. Yet this time, their numbers...
by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A Solano County judge denied the Vallejo police union’s claim that it has a “vested right’ to fully paid retiree medical benefits, based on previous labor agreements, and that the City of Vallejo “engaged in surface bargaining.” In a court decision issued Monday,...
