by rondelord | Jan 5, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Cincinnati leaders on Tuesday struck an agreement with unions representing city workers to fully fund the Cincinnati Retirement System over the next 30 years, a pact Mayor John Cranley said was historic and will bring financial stability to a city that has grappled...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
DETROIT, MI — City pensioners who are absorbing benefit cuts as a result of the city’s bankruptcy case and debt adjustment plan face a Wednesday deadline to apply for aid from the state. Detroit retirees and employees voted earlier this year to accept...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Paycheck protection, Mary’s Law, or any other name used to describe the desire of some to intercede between employees and employers in Pennsylvania is a truly misguided and malicious attack on teachers and their best representative organization —their union. For some...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Bruce Rauner, a Republican, liked to talk tough about unions and public-sector pensions when he was campaigning for governor in Illinois. “The system is full of fraud and self-dealing and abuses, such as folks who have a pay rise in the last years of their...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Some members of the city council and pension board are asking questions about who is paying for what attorney, but they may have to wait for answers, despite those items’ inclusion on a committee meeting next week. At its meeting Monday, the...
by rondelord | Dec 31, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, her team that negotiates labor contracts, city employees and their unions should be commended for addressing public pension program shortfalls. The city now has agreements in principle with all of its civilian unions, police and...
