by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Thunderclaps have an echo; the bigger the boom, the bigger the reverberation. On November 8, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, revealing the smarty-pants set in Washington DC to be not so smart after all. Ten days later, on November 18, the...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SACRAMENTO — A year after his 2010 election, Gov. Jerry Brown made a rare appearance at a legislative committee hearing to confront lawmakers about the steep cost of public employee pensions — and to demand that they pass his 12-point pension overhaul....
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump declared himself the “law and order candidate,” and said at the Republican convention that “the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored.”...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MIAMI, OK – Long negotiated contracts with Miami police and firefighters finally culminated in a two-year agreement approved by the Miami City Council Tuesday night. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 121 and International Association of Fire Fighters...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Fort Worth Police Officers Association is calling on the city to issue a “cease-and-desist” order against Chief Joel Fitzgerald and his command staff for what they call “bullying and intimidation tactics.” The request was made Thursday in a letter sent to City...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 20, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia likely spared public-employee unions a devastating legal defeat. In Scalia’s absence, the 4-4 stalemate in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association allowed labor groups to continue charging an “agency fee” to...
