by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Are American governments making promises that American taxpayers can’t keep? The answer may well be “yes” when it comes to public pensions. Unfunded pension liabilities, or the difference between what’s been promised to future retirees and what’s actually on hand to...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Now that the Long Beach primary election is past, campaigns for and against the Measures A and B sales tax increase on the June 7 ballot have ramped up. Bolstered with a war chest of more than $150,000 donated by the Long Beach Police Officers Association ($100,000...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which represents more than 30,000 state prison guards and parole agents, is one of the most powerful public employee unions in the state, behind the teachers unions. Its latest contract proposal hammered out with...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
CHERRY HILL — Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday assailed Democrats and warned the state’s business community that “the animals are at the gate” and are prepared to pounce on their wallets. Boasting economic gains in the state under his administration,...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Earlier this month, after Mayor Mike Rawlings took the blame for the city’s crime increase, he didn’t get much forgiveness from Charles Terrell, longtime chairman of the cop-boosting group Safer Dallas. The city has “done a horrible job of keeping up with public...
by Ron DeLord | Apr 25, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The city of Springfield is preparing to take legal action against its fire pension board if it doesn’t comply with a state Department of Insurance opinion advising it to stop factoring double-time holiday pay into firefighter pension calculations, the city’s top...
