by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The inevitable finally happened: a head-on collision between fierce political foes Gov. Chris Christie and NJ Police Benevolent Association President Pat Colligan. Seizing on national security worries to paint himself as the law and order candidate in the presidential...
by Ron DeLord | Dec 8, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — St. Paul police union officials this week criticized the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3800 for its support of protesters condemning the shooting death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark by Minneapolis police,...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Collective bargaining is in the crosshairs of a committee that is looking for ways to streamline government operations. That task force, chaired by Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, will recommend making collective bargaining “permissive” instead of...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Simple math says the Emanuel administration has a slim chance of winning a reversal of a court order striking down a law intended to save two city pension funds from insolvency. Two members of the Illinois Supreme Court—Charles Freeman and Anne Burke—have recused...
by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday that Providence officials failed to prove how the city would have saved millions of dollars if its longtime actuary didn’t make errors in analyzing the city’s 2012 pension reform ordinance. U.S....
by Ron DeLord | Nov 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The House sponsor of what supporters call “paycheck protection” and opponents call “paycheck deception” wants to file that bill again in 2016. A “right-to-work” bill was vetoed this year by Governor Nixon...
