by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
Tempe will see costs associated with its police and fire pension plans climb $4.2 million next fiscal year. The majority of the rising costs are due to the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of a 2011 state law crafted to rein in pension costs....
by rondelord | Mar 9, 2015 | Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Two years after Phoenix voters approved an overhaul of the city’s pension system for thousands of civil workers, the city could ask voters to go back and clean up some weak spots and unintended consequences. City Council members will decide Wednesday whether to...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
On Dec. 19, embattled Phoenix Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia held a fiery afternoon press conference, a single decision that would prompt an unceremonious end to his 2 1/2-year career at the department. City Manager Ed Zuercher had previously directed the chief not to...
by rondelord | Nov 22, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Phoenix police unions on Monday jointly called for a vote of “no confidence” for Phoenix Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia, a rarely used device to signal unrest among officers and to urge the ouster of the department’s leader. The vote was spurred by...
by rondelord | Nov 17, 2014 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio on Saturday called for the ouster of Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia, fanning the flames of a debate sparked by the suicide of fired Phoenix police Officer Craig Tiger. DiCiccio said on his Facebook page that comments by Garcia about...