by rondelord | Aug 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Democrats and unions have been steadfast in their defense of Obamacare, except for one provision: the controversial “Cadillac” tax. But will the bipartisan desire to repeal the tax be enough to get approved by President Obama? The “Cadillac”...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A statewide organization is paying an untold amount in legal fees on behalf of the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) as the oft-heated collective bargaining talks continue between the police union and the City of San Antonio. But aside from investing in...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
If the City Council opts to impose new health care plans for public safety personnel next year, the San Antonio Police Officers Association will sue, its president told the San Antonio Express-News on Monday. Mike Helle, president of the police union, told the...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Ron DeLord is a larger than life figure in Texas law enforcement circles, whether he’s leading negotiations on behalf of a police union or riding his Harley to commemorate fallen officers. DeLord advertises himself as a “historian, author, and police union consultant”...
by rondelord | Jul 25, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The City of Elmira is actively working with unions that represent 173 of its 226 full- and part-time employees in hopes of reducing ballooning health insurance costs and to avoid imminent layoffs, City Manager Kimberlee Balok Middaugh announced Monday. Elmira is...
by rondelord | Jul 13, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO – For the first time since the council elections were finalized, the city and the police union will meet to resume talks aimed at agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement. Less than 24 hours before the meeting, Dist. 9 Councilman Joe Krier...
