by rondelord | Apr 26, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Stockton, California’s plan to fully pay employee pensions after leaving bankruptcy may lead to more unfilled potholes and unpaved streets, according to a Sonoma County citizens’ group that lobbies for increased spending on roads. Save Our Sonoma Roads filed a brief...
by rondelord | Apr 26, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
FLORIDA – Jacksonville’s police union and city negotiators moved quickly Friday morning to send negotiations about pension reform to the Police and Fire Pension Fund, which could open talks with city administrators in early May. The city’s position is that...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
CALIFORNIA – Negotiators representing more than 1,800 Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have apparently reached an impasse in salary talks with county supervisors as the two sides have been unable to come to terms on employee pension contributions and pay...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — When this bankrupt, working-class city took the unprecedented step in 2012 of stopping its required pension contributions — arguing that it could not otherwise make payroll — other financially stressed California cities took notice: Could San...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MISSISSIPPI – The city of Bogalusa must address its fiscal problems in a “detailed action plan” that must be turned over to Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office by May 16, according to a letter made public Monday (April 21). The letter...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
As the city’s budget season gets under way, the Memphis Police Association is stepping up its campaign for public support to win better benefits and working conditions, using the slogan “Back the Blue.” In recent days, the labor union hosted rallies...
