by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
WISCONSIN – Act 10, which basically stripped most public sector unions of their collective bargaining rights, was a mistake. But if there’s an argument in favor of the controversial 2011 law, it may well be the out-of-this-world health insurance benefits the...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PENNSYLVANIA – State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale only stated the obvious Wednesday when he reported that city pension deficits are pushing Scranton toward insolvency. The city pension fund for firefighters is financed at only 16.7 percent, and within 2½...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
“Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union I’m sticking to the union ’til the day I die” —...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The photo wasn’t viewable by the public – privacy settings shielded it – but Bowman saw it because the job applicant was required to give investigators access to his social-media accounts so that they could view everything he had kept private....
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Two more unions reached tentative labor-contract deals Wednesday with Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s administration said. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1542, which represents aviation employees, and AFSCME Local...
by rondelord | Aug 28, 2014 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The nail that apparently can’t be hammered down, pension spiking, popped up again last week when a divided CalPERS board approved union-backed pay regulations for new hires, despite objections from Gov. Brown and the League of California Cities. Brown said the vote...
