by rondelord | Aug 28, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The nail that apparently can’t be hammered down, pension spiking, popped up again last week when a divided CalPERS board approved union-backed pay regulations for new hires, despite objections from Gov. Brown and the League of California Cities. Brown said the vote...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Bankrupt San Bernardino has reached an agreement with its police union, lawyers for the city and the San Bernardino Police Officers Association said on Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside. The agreement is a “huge step forward,” said Mayor Carey Davis in a...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Annapolis has named dozens of retired police officers and firefighters in a federal lawsuit, the latest tactic in a decade-long legal battle over changes to retiree pensions. In court filings last week, the city asked a judge to rule that a recent switch...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Scott Walker’s signature accomplishment as governor, the Act 10 collective bargaining reform law, curtailed the powers of public employee unions, reduced the take-home pay of most public workers and caused months of protests in Madison. In a July 21, 2014 article in...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
CANADA – Municipalities across Ontario need to create war chests to fund legal battles against police associations over budget requests, say Niagara Region politicians who worked the room at Tuesday’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. As...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
HOUSTON – Mayor Annise Parker and City Attorney David Feldman revealed details of a proposed new Houston firefighter pension plan. Feldman briefed the council budget committee on the new pension plan Thursday afternoon. It includes changes to retirement...
