by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
State Sen. the Democratic nominee for Baltimore mayor, says she wants the General Assembly to strengthen a law that allows civilians to serve on panels that hear cases against police officers accused of misconduct. The law, which takes effect Oct. 1, allows civilians...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
CHICAGO – Changes in assumed investment return rates at four of Illinois’ five state employee pension funds, as well as other revised assumptions in areas like life expectancy, are raising pressure on the state to tackle pension reforms. The Teachers’...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s 32,442 state employees are contributing more of their paychecks than ever to the state’s pension system, yet a deficit of $16.8 billion is projected to grow even more, representatives of state employee groups told lawmakers Tuesday. The...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ongoing litigation over San Diego’s 2012 pension cutbacks could be costly for the city, but no one knows how costly and opinions vary widely. Estimates in recent months of a potential city payout have ranged from $100 million down to less than $20 million, but even...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
It’s been more than two years since Ferguson, Missouri erupted in violence after the police shooting death of Michael Brown. Since then, the city has agreed to overhaul its police department to restore public accountability. But there are few checks in place to keep...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
For the first time in at least a decade, the City of Omaha and its police and firefighters are putting enough into their pension plan, according to an actuarial analysis. That’s the good news from the 2015 actuarial report on Omaha’s police and fire pension fund. The...
