by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The state of Alaska won’t issue bonds to pay for public worker pensions – for now. Gov. Bill Walker pressed pause Tuesday on the sale of up to $3.3 billion dollars of pension obligation bonds after meeting with members of the Senate Finance Committee. While Walker’s...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A request by that officers get the same pay boost as other city employees prompted a fervent Kansas City Council discussion Tuesday, with council members weighing the request against a tight city budget. Forté wrote a blog post Monday entitled, “Police deserve...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Since it’s been pointed out to me (repeatedly) that I’m incapable of writing a blog post without referencing the 1960s, let’s just get it out of the way in the first sentence.Respect for our local police, according to a new poll, is the highest...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Southern California has Los Angeles, with its movie stars and beautiful beaches, and the Bay Area has hip San Francisco and Silicon Valley. But working class Fresno has one thing no other city in California does: a fully funded pension. “The fact they are so...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The rising costs associated with keeping the Winnipeg Police Pension Plan afloat have forced the city to approach its police unions about changing it. Since the economic recession of 2008, years of low interest rates have made it difficult for many employers to meet...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Uncategorized, Unions
HOUSTON – All three of Houston’s pension systems for city employees are behind a reform plan put forth by Mayor Sylvester Turner last month, he announced Monday. Turner’s plan called for the city’s cash-strapped system, which pays pensions for police...
