by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A long-brewing dispute regarding a roughly $8 million portion of the city’s pension debt is heading to court. The Springfield Police Officers Association, the union that represents the rank and file in the local police department, on Monday filed suit against...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 13, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Gov. Scott Walker sparked outcry in a news conference February 11, 2011. That’s when he announced Act 10. It ended public union rights, except the ability to bargain for limited wage increases. Fire and police unions were spared. “We have to reform the...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 12, 2016 | Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
At the heart of the Illinois’ budget impasse lies billions of dollars in unfunded pensions. Those pensions have been constitutionally protected since the 1970s, and some say modifying the state constitution could be the solution to the problem. Others say...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Mayor Mike Duggan, heading into his 2016-17 budget presentation before the City Council on Thursday, said today that he’s concerned about the long-term impact of a $491-million pension shortfall that threatens ballooning payments to the city’s two pension funds in...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Memphis Police Department is down about 400 police officers. The city is currently making up for the shortage by paying officers to worker overtime. Interim Director Mike Rallings is asking Memphians to step forward and join the force. “If you want to make a...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation overhauling the state’s badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan. Tuesday’s signing comes after the Legislature spent the past two weeks debating and making small changes to the...
