by Ron DeLord | Oct 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN JOSE — By the time a city audit scrutinizing lackluster police hiring lands on the City Council agenda this month, a solution could already be in the works for a problem that has compounded years of steady departures that have decimated the force. Call it...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
In what appears to be the final television ad in support of his re-election effort, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton begins by looking straight into the camera — and mincing no words. “When you make tough decisions,” Wharton said, “you can’t make...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Unlike every other City of Milwaukee employee, the vast majority of Milwaukee police officers and firefighters make no contributions to their pensions, Mayor Tom Barrett says. Strictly speaking, he’s right. But it’s not quite that simple. Barrett’s claim Presenting...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SACRAMENTO — Nearly two years ago, this column reported on an official financial forecast from the northern California city of Stockton’s bankruptcy proceedings showing that within a few years after exiting bankruptcy the city was likely to re-enter it. It was an...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Police and Firefighter Pension fund represents one of the city’s largest unfunded liabilities. It’s also the only city pension fund run by an independent board. Rotary Club panel moderator Howard Kelley asked City Council President Greg Anderson why. “So how does...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 4, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
This is the first of a two-part story on Houston’s pension crisis. The answer to Houston’s $13 billion dollar pension crisis is quite simple. It’s right there in a bill by state Rep. Jim Murphy, just 293 words returning control of 13 pension funds, including...
