by rondelord | Jan 14, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
San Bernardino County’s contribution to its employee pensions will increase by $35.6 million in the next year, attributed to reduced rates on investment returns and increased life expectancies for pensioners, according to the county’s chief financial officer. And...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SEABROOK — The failure of the town’s union employees to agree to cost sharing on their health insurance benefits could result in no contracts and no raises in the coming year. According to selectmen, after months of collective bargaining sessions with negotiators for...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
After more than a decade of labor battles in the city of Scranton there is an agreement between city hall and the police union. Both sides have successfully re-negotiated a new contract. For police officers, it will bring raises but also some concessions. Mayor Bill...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
One of the most urgent tasks before the 2015 Legislature is collective bargaining reform. The question isn’t whether lawmakers should change the way public employee unions negotiate for compensation and job protections, but how far they should go in rewriting state...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Law enforcement officers are public servants. Taxpayers foot the bill for their salaries, equipment, and sometimes their peccadilloes (or at least legal settlements). Police officers belong to public-sector unions, like other public servants. But police unions are not...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WASHINGTON — For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in...
