by Ron DeLord | Dec 17, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Three years ago, then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council voted to reduce the retirement benefits they would offer to future civilian hires, in an effort to curtail the growing pension costs that have been consuming more and more of the city budget. This...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SAN JOSE — City officials Friday announced tentative settlements on Measure B pension reforms with eight unions, bringing San Jose closer to replacing the controversial measure voters approved in 2012 that slowed the growth in retirement costs but launched a...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has confirmed to Capital & Main that his city is nearing a settlement with its nine non-safety unions over a contentious pension-cutting law that resulted in an exodus of public employees, followed by costly legal actions. Measure B,...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The inevitable finally happened: a head-on collision between fierce political foes Gov. Chris Christie and NJ Police Benevolent Association President Pat Colligan. Seizing on national security worries to paint himself as the law and order candidate in the presidential...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Unions
South Tucson’s pension system for police officers and firefighters is breaking under the weight of dwindling assets and the ever-increasing cost of benefits. The strain of keeping its financial promise to retirees or their surviving spouses is costing the...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
After a tide of departures in the town’s police and Fire-Rescue departments, the Town Council may consider reversing cuts to pension benefits. A council committee has asked staff members and financial advisers to look at the financial impact of dropping an...
