by rondelord | Apr 26, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
An Open Records request to the City of Topeka shows that overtime problems persisted in 2014, with an 11 percent increase to $2.3 million. The highest payout of $70,701 went to Foreperson James Page; the second highest payout of $49,150 went to Foreperson Peter...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WORTH – Pension reductions approved by the Fort Worth City Council for its police officers and general employees will stand, after a federal judge dismissed a police-backed lawsuit Tuesday. Federal Judge Terry Means of the Northern District of Texas found...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WASHINGTON — Rahm Emanuel won a tough primary runoff on Tuesday, but will soon face another “day of reckoning,” as Chicago scrambles to close a $550 million shortfall for police and fire pensions by year’s end. He’s not alone. The depth of...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) — City council’s regulations committee passed a measure raising the police mandatory retirement age to 70 after debating at its meeting. Even though a state law set police officers’ mandatory retirement age at 70, the...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
Negotiations between New Orleans firefighters and city officials have failed, leaving a protracted legal battle and jockeying in the state Legislature as the likely arenas for their ongoing dispute over firefighter retirement benefits. A working group established by...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Miami’s controversial decision to save millions during the recession by unilaterally slashing employees’ wages and benefits could come back to bite the city and pull it once again into a financial crisis. On Tuesday, the Florida Supreme Court is set to hear oral...
