by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it is cutting its rating on $958 million in Philadelphia Retirement System pension bonds, issued by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development back in 1999, and on $300 million in taxable City Service Agreement...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A federal appeals court upheld an Alabama law that makes it difficult for public employee unions to raise funds for political activities by automatic payroll deductions. In an announcement Wednesday, Attorney General Luther Strange praised a decision by the 11th U.S....
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Arlington Municipal Patrolman’s Association, one of two main city police unions, is suing the city over what it considers an “overly broad” policy that restricts how new officers are recruited to unions. The AMPA argues that the policy, which was issued in May and...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
BEXAR COUNTY – Several deputies addressed the Bexar County Commissioners Court Tuesday asking for what they believe is fair pay. The Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County is currently in negotiations with the county to hammer out a new three-year contract....
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
NEW HAVEN>> After being turned down by the city twice, the fire union is asking the state labor board to approve its request to place city Deputy Director of Emergency Management Rick Fontana on interim relief from any fire-related duties until a decision is...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
San Jose’s police overtime costs have tripled in the past seven years to $36 million—10 percent of its law enforcement budget—as staffing vacancies reached all-time highs. The officer exodus triggered by the Great Recession and goaded by voter-approved pension cuts in...
