by Ron DeLord | Sep 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
After a full hearing, a Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) hearing officer found that Miami-Dade County once again violated the law by circumventing the bargaining process and arbitrarily increasing health insurance premiums for employees represented by the...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Watching the Long Beach City Council discussing the city’s 2015-16 budget was kind of like watching the calm before the storm. In a series of unanimous votes, the council agreed to spending nearly $428 million in general funds for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. The...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Unions
Orange County officials are acknowledging oversight issues with a controversial fund that provides medical insurance for current and retired sheriff’s deputies. The fund — which is managed by the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) and receives...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 14, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Mayor Paul Soglin is proposing city employees pay deductibles for health care for the first time while also seeking a raise for employees whose pay has fallen behind that of workers who still can bargain collectively. Pay equity among city employees has emerged as a...
by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
After three days off promising, day-long negotiations, the police union walked away from talks with the City of San Antonio late Thursday evening, leaving behind a $20 million gap in proposals. The maximum spending the City is willing to add to a new five-year...
by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
TRENTON — Hundreds of thousands of public workers could continue to make higher contributions toward their health insurance premiums for several more years under a new ruling by the state agency that governs public employer-employee relations. The decision by the...
