by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Minneapolis police officers filing into the daily roll call at Fourth Precinct headquarters recently got more than the standard debriefing before taking to the streets on the North Side. With shootings rising and arrests plummeting, the precinct’s commander, Inspector...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
There are 13 city retirement systems that have become codified in state law by our Legislature. The state has positioned itself between local taxpayers and their representatives, hindering local control of a major public policy matter in these communities. It...
by Ron DeLord | May 17, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
House members, on Wednesday, overturned Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of House Bill 1891, the so-called paycheck protection bill, which would bar public employee labor unions from withholding dues from workers’ checks without their written permission. Democrats argued...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Are American governments making promises that American taxpayers can’t keep? The answer may well be “yes” when it comes to public pensions. Unfunded pension liabilities, or the difference between what’s been promised to future retirees and what’s actually on hand to...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
A pro-law enforcement group protested pop star Beyoncé’s concert in Tampa, Florida on Friday by chartering a plane to fly around the concert arena with a banner reading “#BlueLivesMatter.” Beyoncé was performing at a sold-out concert at Tampa’s Raymond James football...
by Ron DeLord | May 4, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Evanston officials said they predict difficulties in upcoming union contract negotiations due to the state budget crisis and lack of pension funding. Three of the four major public unions in the city have contracts up for negotiation at the end of the year. In these...
