by rondelord | Jun 3, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police and firefighters across Minnesota are retiring in greater numbers, a development attributed to changes in the state pension rule. About 300 officers and firefighters retire each year. But for the fiscal year ending June 30, there will be...
by rondelord | Jun 3, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
The city has won a partial victory in the lawsuit filed by the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters, with the court refusing Monday to impose the firefighters’ terms for a new contract. However, a second allegation in the lawsuit — that the city failed to negotiate in...
by rondelord | Jun 3, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
ARIZONA – Police and firefighters who largely have opposed changes to their pension benefits now are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special legislative session this summer to reform the financially troubled Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. Andrew...
by rondelord | May 29, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
ILLINOIS – Officials are putting the finishing touches on a Cook County worker pension reform bill that is soon expected to emerge in Springfield, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. The bill will cut retiree benefits and require workers to pay more toward their...
by rondelord | May 29, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
TALLAHASSEE — With no certain answers about whether the House will push changes to the Florida Retirement System in 2015, supporters of local pension reform are hoping to give their proposal a clearer shot next year. Outgoing House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley...
by rondelord | May 29, 2014 | Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Police unions across the U.S. are pushing for officers to be able to collect workers’ compensation benefits if they suffer posttraumatic stress disorder, whether they got it from the general stress of police work or from responding to a deadly shooting rampage....
