by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
“It’s as hard right now to be a cop maybe as it’s ever been,” San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to The Chronicle Editorial Board Tuesday. At the time, Suhr was resisting calls demanding that he resign. Five local protesters had given up their hunger...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The Anchorage Assembly voted to significantly boost pay for senior-level cops and firefighters Tuesday night, a move aimed at fixing a situation where a promotion from a union job in either department means a sharp pay cut. The vote was 8-3. Assembly members Elvi...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Oxnard’s rocky negotiations with its fire and police unions have hit what might be a first: impasse. The city on May 6 declared impasse with the two public safety groups, said Human Resources Director Tabin Cosio. On May 18, it declared impasse with a third...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Fully recovered from a financial crisis during the late 2000s, Miami commissioners are finally restoring the pay and benefits they unilaterally stripped from their employees in order to balance their books — and giving budget crunchers heartburn in the process. Taking...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
On May 10, the Arizona Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could provide a roadmap to eliminate a persistent form of government waste in nearly all 50 states. At issue is the practice of union release time, which allows government employees paid time off...
by Ron DeLord | May 31, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Unions
May 22–Eleven firefighters received pension payments exceeding $500,000 last year, and all of them did so by taking part in a little-known loophole in one of San Diego’s most controversial employee benefit programs. The Deferred Retirement Option Plan, or...
