by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Ex-mayor and part-time lawyer Chuck Reed will take another crack at statewide pension reform, reviving a campaign to cut public retirement costs and bolster his political legacy. Reed, who termed out as San Jose mayor at the end of 2014 after a bitter years-long...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Pensions, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday said that if he doesn’t get major financial relief from state lawmakers, he’ll have to raise property taxes significantly next year. The acknowledgment came as a re-election seeking Emanuel released his ideas on how to deal...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
(Reuters) – An international accounting standards body said on Thursday it was looking at developing new accounting methods for “hybrid” pensions which did not fit easily into standard categories. Companies around the world are moving away from...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would significantly scale back the collective bargaining power of public sector unions. Senate Bill 179, which had a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, would define “conditions of employment” to...
by rondelord | Mar 21, 2015 | Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Marin governmental agencies, those that have tried to reform and reduce the public cost of their workers’ pensions, have mainly focused on future employees. Our March 1 story on the lifetime benefits that top-paid retired officials are receiving is a clear reflection...
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Year in and year out, Clark County shells out six-figure pay to a small group of employees who step away from their regular work to handle matters for their unions. The system of paid union leave offers flexibility: County employees can attend legislative sessions,...
