by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
WARREN, Ohio – Warren city leaders say they are trying to save the taxpayers money but firefighters say the city is trying to punish their department for not settling on a new contract.Warren city firefighter’s contract expired in September. They say they...
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, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
AUSTIN – Austin’s Mayor is set to testify at an arbitration hearing for fired Austin police officer, Geoffrey Freeman next month. The Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, or CLEAT, represents Freeman and is behind the subpoena. Freeman is trying...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Some Louisville Metro Council members say it’s no surprise the police union is unhappy with department leadership. The head of the River City Fraternal Order of Police penned a letter to Mayor Greg Fischer last week criticizing, saying confidence in department...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
DALLAS — Picture the next major American city to go bankrupt. What springs to mind? Probably not the swagger and sprawl of Dallas. But there was Dallas’s mayor, Michael S. Rawlings, testifying this month to a state oversight board that his city appeared to be “walking...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Scranton’s police and fire pension boards again voted to approve raises for retirees in 2017, despite an ongoing court battle that challenges whether the money must be paid. The recent action came as a judge prepares to hear arguments relating to a 2015 lawsuit the...
