The Popularity of Labour Unions Are On The Rise As Millennial Support Grows

by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

As we head into the last few months of 2015, research suggests that unions are becoming more popular now than they have in a long time. And some of the biggest supporters are those who will make up our future generation of leaders – millennials. A recent Gallup...

San Jose mayor changes position on police officers paying training costs

by Ron DeLord | Sep 8, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

SAN JOSE — Amid a hot mayoral race last year, Mayor Sam Liccardo pledged he would “insist” that the city’s next police contract require officers who leave San Jose within several years of graduating from the police academy to pay back a portion...

Workers may face voters, not courts, over pension cuts in California: Fitch

by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

Legal challenges continue to pose problems for municipalities seeking to cut their pension obligations in California, according to Fitch Ratings, but a voter initiative could present a bigger challenge to unions and retirees. Fitch said that a recent legal settlement...

Marin supervisors reject call for greater labor talk transparency

by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

Negotiating who gets paid how much for what at the Marin Civic Center will remain behind closed doors as county supervisors rebuffed civil grand jury proposals to let the light shine in. The county board Tuesday dismissed a call by the grand jury for a more open...

Unfunded Pension Debts of U.S. States Still Exceed $3 Trillion

by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

It’s well-known that there’s a huge financial hole in state-sponsored retirement plans for public employees, a hole that states will eventually have to fill with tax increases and spending cuts. There is, however, still considerable debate as to the size of this...

Ruling extends N.J. public workers’ increased health care contributions

by rondelord | Aug 27, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

TRENTON — Hundreds of thousands of public workers could continue to make higher contributions toward their health insurance premiums for several more years under a new ruling by the state agency that governs public employer-employee relations. The decision by the...