by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ex-mayor and part-time lawyer Chuck Reed will take another crack at statewide pension reform, reviving a campaign to cut public retirement costs and bolster his political legacy. Reed, who termed out as San Jose mayor at the end of 2014 after a bitter years-long...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday said that if he doesn’t get major financial relief from state lawmakers, he’ll have to raise property taxes significantly next year. The acknowledgment came as a re-election seeking Emanuel released his ideas on how to deal...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A bill that would provide workers compensation coverage for first responders in Connecticut who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing the death of another human being took one step closer to becoming law Thursday. The bill, S.B. 902, made it through...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
(Reuters) – An international accounting standards body said on Thursday it was looking at developing new accounting methods for “hybrid” pensions which did not fit easily into standard categories. Companies around the world are moving away from...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Marin governmental agencies, those that have tried to reform and reduce the public cost of their workers’ pensions, have mainly focused on future employees. Our March 1 story on the lifetime benefits that top-paid retired officials are receiving is a clear reflection...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) – Memphis Police officers are leaving the city by the hundreds. Budget cuts mean the departing public safety personnel are not being replaced. Memphis Police sources say the officer shortage has gotten to the point where some shifts are...
