by rondelord | Feb 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
A Solano County judge denied the Vallejo police union’s claim that it has a “vested right’ to fully paid retiree medical benefits, based on previous labor agreements, and that the City of Vallejo “engaged in surface bargaining.” In a court decision issued Monday,...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN JOSE — Marking a dramatic shift by City Hall in the bitter fight over government pensions, San Jose leaders Thursday offered to cut in half the $50 million a year in retirement concessions they’re seeking from municipal workers. Union leaders were...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tax revenue is up, home foreclosures are down, and, after a long absence, robust economic growth has returned to this sprawling city. But as far as municipal workers here are concerned, it feels as if the bad times never left. Police and...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Madison — As Gov. Scott Walker builds a likely presidential campaign on his firm stand against unions, he isn’t highlighting one part of his record: his looser stance with the labor groups backing him. Scrutiny of Walker’s record will intensify in the...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A proposal that could begin eliminating Indiana’s traditional public pension plan has passed its first hurdle at the Statehouse. The proposed changes follow a series of I-Team 8 reports in early 2014 that exposed serious concerns about the...
by rondelord | Feb 22, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
State lawmakers, Cabinet members, judges, school board members, county commissioners, sheriffs and property appraisers may not be able to join the traditional state pension plan if they are newly elected after July 2016. That proposal is far from a reality but it is a...
