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Toledo police union votes down 3-year contract

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

The union representing police patrolmen — which was once led by Mayor D. Michael Collins — voted down a proposed three-year contract that was hammered out last week with the mayor days before he suffered a cardiac arrest. Toledo Chief of Staff Robert Reinbolt and...

Omaha City Council makes it official, OKs pension changes for civilian workers

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

It’s official: Civilian city employees hired after March 1 will participate in a new pension plan, one that functions more like a 401(k) plan. The pension changes, approved Tuesday by the Omaha City Council, mark a significant step in Mayor Jean Stothert’s goal of...

The Shrinking American Labor Union

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

24.2%: private sector union membership rate, 1973 6.6%: private sector union membership rate, 2014 Source: Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson A generation ago labor unions were often a familiar feature of the American workplace, but in private businesses across...

Rauner eliminates ‘fair share’ union dues for state workers

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

Taking another shot at public employee unions, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday he’s ending “fair share” union dues for state workers who have opted out of joining a union. At the same time, Rauner said the state will mount a case in federal court with...

Study says 401(k)-style public pensions cost more than traditional plans

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Public worker unions and others who back traditional pensions over 401(k)-style plans got ammunition on Tuesday from a new study that shows U.S. state governments that made the switch did not achieve the predicted savings but rather lost...

Case Studies Find Increased Costs When States Switch From Pensions

by rondelord | Feb 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions

NEW CASE STUDIES FIND INCREASED COSTS WHEN STATES SWITCHED FROM PENSIONS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS Alaska, Michigan, and West Virginia Experiences Offer Cautionary Examples to Policymakers WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 2015 – A series of new case studies finds that...
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