by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
HARLINGEN — The city’s police and firefighter unions will enter the new fiscal year without renewed contracts. The contracts expired yesterday, but they include an “evergreen” clause that will allow police officers and firefighters to continue to work for as long as a...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
With CalPERS sitting on $170 billion of pension debt created by 17 years of underfunding, we CalPERS pensioners deserve some answers. Will this finally be the year that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System board proves that getting full funding is more...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The San Antonio police chief says he will punish a dozen of his officers for wearing Trump campaign hats. On Tuesday the Trump campaign posted this video of San Antonio police officers with the presidential candidate donning his “make America great again”...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Phoenix officials, infuriated over an ad for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that includes city cops, fired off a letter Thursday demanding that the ad be taken down immediately. The ad, titled “Movement,” portrays Trump meeting with a variety...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars wisely, on activities that benefit the public. But across the country, governments at all levels give away tax dollars to the exclusive benefit of public unions without getting anything in return. This subsidy,...
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...
