by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
With all the pension scams in our state’s loophole-ridden system, even this we don’t allow: At the Port Authority, a bistate agency, employees are permitted to run up their lifetime pensions by heaping on overtime pay in their final years. Think about what...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A half-cent sales tax on the Aug. 30 ballot got backing Monday from the Jacksonville Civic Council, an influential group of business executives that has been pushing since 2013 for a fix to the city’s pension woes. If approved by voters, the half-cent sales tax would...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Monday announced the anticipated shakeup in the top command staff of the Police Bureau, replacing retiring Chief Larry O’Dea as he faces criminal investigation for an off-duty shooting. Capt. Michael Marshman will now become...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
City hall has a golden opportunity this year to get its runaway labour costs under control. Four unions representing three-quarters of the city’s workforce will see their collective agreements expire at the end of the year, including police and firefighters. And that...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
As an advocate for victims of police brutality and their families, Michelle Gross has alternately worked with and needled Minneapolis city officials. During 30 years of activism, Gross has pursued many, if not most, ways for residents to improve police accountability,...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Only a fool would try to argue against the virtues of putting more cops on the streets. It’s like arguing that your family wouldn’t benefit by expanding a basic home security system to include remote surveillance, motion sensors and a panic button. Such extras hold...
