by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The salary scale for Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies must be fixed, or the agency will continue to lose experienced personnel to counties with better pay, and have greater difficulty recruiting new deputies, according to union leaders, who are pushing...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Four Marin labor groups have appealed a state appeals court decision that some say could radically alter the ability to reduce the retirement benefits of public employees who are still on the job. The plaintiffs — the Marin Association of Public Employees, known as...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s auditor general says Scranton has made some progress in paying its municipal pension debt, but serious funding issues remain. the cityis making “incremental progress,” but looming increases in mandated pension payments could further...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Members of two state boards are floating the idea of a statewide bond issue to deal with the $22 billion in unfunded liabilities of Oregon’s public pension system over the next decades. Members of the Public Employees Retirement...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
FORT WORTH — The Fort Worth Police Officer’s Association has filed a significant grievance with the police department over concerns about the its Lateral Entry Officer program. Among the issues mentioned in the grievance are instances of applicants not having proper...
by Ron DeLord | Oct 14, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Back in July, one week after the resignation of Seattle Police Officers Guild president Ron Smith and one day after the guild rejected a new contract offer, Mayor Ed Murray threatened to “immediately move” to binding arbitration with the city’s...
