by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Phoenix officials, infuriated over an ad for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that includes city cops, fired off a letter Thursday demanding that the ad be taken down immediately. The ad, titled “Movement,” portrays Trump meeting with a variety...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars wisely, on activities that benefit the public. But across the country, governments at all levels give away tax dollars to the exclusive benefit of public unions without getting anything in return. This subsidy,...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
State Sen. the Democratic nominee for Baltimore mayor, says she wants the General Assembly to strengthen a law that allows civilians to serve on panels that hear cases against police officers accused of misconduct. The law, which takes effect Oct. 1, allows civilians...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
CHICAGO – Changes in assumed investment return rates at four of Illinois’ five state employee pension funds, as well as other revised assumptions in areas like life expectancy, are raising pressure on the state to tackle pension reforms. The Teachers’...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s 32,442 state employees are contributing more of their paychecks than ever to the state’s pension system, yet a deficit of $16.8 billion is projected to grow even more, representatives of state employee groups told lawmakers Tuesday. The...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The announcement that Steve Cassidy was stepping down as president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association after 14-plus years as president to become Executive Director of the newly-independent Fire Pension Fund produced a flashback to a more-tumultuous era in the...
