by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
He may be right. A half-century ago, more than a third of those Rust Belt workers were unionized, and their unions had the clout to win them a decent wage, benefits and pensions. Their unions also had the power to turn out the vote. They did — for Democrats. White...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
LANSING, MI — Retired Washtenaw County Deputy Sheriff Harry Valentine broke bones and got stitches in the line of duty. Now it’s not crime he’s fighting, but a potential move from the Michigan legislature to change retiree health care for municipal...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
State officials want to remove health insurance benefits from new union contracts with state and local government workers, eliminating those items from Iowa’s collective bargaining law for public employees. Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday the proposal is...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The city of Memphis has decided to reinstate pre-65 retiree healthcare subsidies–much to the chagrin of some union employees. Memphis cut most retiree healthcare subsidies to shift contributions to the city’s pension fund two years ago. Retirees over...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
More than $3.5 million in the approximately $6.5 million the city will spend for health insurance is spent on retirees. October 11, Sam Teresi, Jamestown mayor, released his 2017 executive budget that contains an $878,736 deficit. Teresi said the ”No. 1” issue city...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 23, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – The city of San Antonio said it informed the Fourth Court of Appeals that the city and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association could not reach agreement on a mediator within the time allotted by the court. The current collective...
