by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Des Moines Police Chief Judy Bradshaw has been an exemplary public servant. She has served us very well as a police officer and as an administrator. It’s too bad that we are losing her services in the Des Moines Police Department because of the overly generous pension...
by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
New Jersey shouldn’t be forced to make a $2.25 billion payment into public workers’ pension funds because the portion of the 2011 state law that makes the contribution a contractual right isn’t constitutional, Gov. Chris Christie’s...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WISCONSIN – Act 10, which basically stripped most public sector unions of their collective bargaining rights, was a mistake. But if there’s an argument in favor of the controversial 2011 law, it may well be the out-of-this-world health insurance benefits the...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PENNSYLVANIA – State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale only stated the obvious Wednesday when he reported that city pension deficits are pushing Scranton toward insolvency. The city pension fund for firefighters is financed at only 16.7 percent, and within 2½...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
City officials have spent many weeks trying to figure out how to keep all of Modesto’s 11 fire stations open despite a very thin Fire Department budget. They have explored several options to keep the stations open and not lay off firefighters. But one thing officials...
by rondelord | Aug 28, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The Detroit Police Officers Association Wednesday reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract with the city, union president Mark Diaz said. The deal, which still needs to be voted on by members of the union, completes a smaller piece of the agreement...
