by rondelord | Dec 1, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A California appellate court has dismissed a case that claimed language used to describe a pension ballot measure was biased. Sacramento’s 3rd District Court of Appeal “dismissed as moot” former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s appeal of a lower court ruling that Attorney...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A Sangamon County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that Illinois’ pension reform law passed last year is unconstitutional. Judge John Belz sided with employee and retiree organizations that argued that the law, passed Dec. 3, 2013, violates the state’s...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
With a larger Republican majority, legislative leaders are expected to try again in the 2015 session to revamp the Florida retirement system. The House will be under the speakership of Steve Crisafulli. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, said Wednesday...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
LINCOLN — Omaha’s pension problems — which a state senator said had become “ugly” — got an airing Wednesday before a panel of state lawmakers concerned that the state might have to step in to help troubled cities or counties with unfunded pension debt. Omaha, along...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The town administration is settling contracts with its labor unions, with an eye toward keeping health care costs to a minimum. “We just completed police and Teamsters — park gardeners, highway crews, maintenance facility crews,” First Selectman...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN BERNARDINO – A move to ask the Sheriff’s Department to submit a bid to police the city was dropped Monday at the request of Mayor Carey Davis. The move was made without any substantive comment, but Davis released a statement the afternoon of the meeting that...
