by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Kern County will wage a pitched battle over next year’s fiscal budget for the next two months. On Tuesday Kern County supervisors approved a placeholder budget that handles this year’s $49 million budget deficit by slashing general fund spending by 5 percent...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
In today’s paper, we walk you through some of proposed changes to the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG) contract with the city. Members of the union—the city’s rank-and-file cops—are expected to vote on the contract soon. The changes to the...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
LOS ANGELES >> The president of a law enforcement union in Los Angeles County called Wednesday for an increase in the “militarization” of police as a deterrent to mass shootings. “The tragic slaughter of 49 innocent club-goers in Orlando underscores the crucial...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
FORT WORTH – The executive director of the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund told the City Council Tuesday that the fund lost money in 2015 because of poor market conditions and that its board is considering a more aggressive investment policy in hope of...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
RALEIGH – Residents will pay a higher property tax rate in the coming year to help pay for Dix Park and expand Raleigh’s affordable housing stock. But city leaders won’t spend additional tax dollars to meet the demands of public safety employees seeking big...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of Memphis will move forward with an unpopular change to an employee retirement plan on July 1 after a judge decided Monday to allow the switch. Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Rhynette Hurd denied a motion by the plaintiffs — including police and...
