by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Mayor Mike Duggan, heading into his 2016-17 budget presentation before the City Council on Thursday, said today that he’s concerned about the long-term impact of a $491-million pension shortfall that threatens ballooning payments to the city’s two pension funds in...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
CHICAGO — A campaign to increase diversity in the ranks of the Chicago Police Department has resulted in a 13 percent jump in minority applicants, the department said in an announcement emphasizing its efforts to restore frayed trust with the black community. About 70...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Police officers, firefighters and other public safety personnel have long enjoyed generous benefits unavailable to other public sector employees, never mind workers in the private sector. One of those benefits is a $150,000 payout to the families of police officers...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will listen to arguments about residency rules, and the outcome will determine whether Milwaukee police officers, fire fighters and other city employees can move outside the city limits. For more than 75 years, Milwaukee...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Baltimore County on Monday released video of an officer-involved shooting four days after it happened. The victim/drug suspect didn’t die and police said he “suddenly placed his hand into his waistband area and turned toward the officer.” But if the shooting were more...
by Ron DeLord | Feb 26, 2016 | Canadian unions, Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Police officers and firefighters in Ontario received $485-million worth of pay hikes over and above raises given to other municipal employees between 2010 and 2014. That eye-popping number, calculated by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), quantifies...
