by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Officers Association board is calling for “No Confidence” vote for San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. Union President Mike Helle called for the vote in an email sent to union members. It will be a symbolic...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Unions representing public workers in South Jersey will have more leeway to negotiate health-benefit contributions after a provision of Gov. Chris Christie’s “toolkit” health care reforms expired last year. But some municipalities don’t expect workers will pay less...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – Mayor Ivy Taylor announced on Wednesday the terms of a newly-proposed deal in the ongoing labor contract fight between the city and the San Antonio Police Officers Association. Mayor Taylor presented four details of the proposed deal during a press...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
City Manager Sheryl Sculley could earn as much as $475,000 annually by 2018 — a 18.75 percent increase over the $400,000 in base pays she makes now — if the City Council approves a three-year contract extension on Thursday. In addition, Sculley could qualify for up to...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
It was five years ago today that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker “dropped the bomb,” in his words, introducing legislation to strip public employee unions of their right to collective bargaining. It was a move that split Wisconsin and led to weeks of protests. How has it...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 7, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
California has rightly received a good deal of attention for the unfunded pension liabilities – estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars – that current and future taxpayers will have to pay, but far less attention has been paid to its retiree health care...
