by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Officials representing several public employee and labor unions in New Orleans came out Wednesday in support of a property tax hike for public safety, as well as a bond measure to fund roads, firetrucks and public buildings. Both the bond issue and the millage, which...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Murfreesboro (TN) – A divided Rutherford County Commission decided Thursday night to return to offering existing pension benefits for future government workers after Commissioner Joe Frank Jernigan changed his vote. Jernigan said he called for the new 11-10...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
LORAIN — The city administration is planning on taking its first dig at the Police and Fire departments in an effort to balance the 2016 budget. In an ordinance that is expected to be heard by Lorain City Council at its regular meeting Monday, a compulsory or...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Santa Barbara County, Kern County, Fresno County, San Mateo County and Ventura County now spend about 10 percent or more of their total revenue on pension contributions, according to a new study. A new California Policy Center study surveyed 30 counties that account...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Concerns have been raised about the state of Worcester’s public employee pension fund, prompting at least one city councilor to broach the idea of whether the retirement system’s assets should be transferred to the state. Now, that’s pretty serious...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN JOSE — Police and city leaders Thursday announced mandatory overtime and the possible cancellation of an academy for new officers in a department where they say recruitment and retention is still reeling from city efforts to reduce costly pensions. The...
