by Ron DeLord | Nov 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Mayor Lenny Curry threw down the gauntlet earlier this month by proposing to eliminate pensions for all future city employees, upending what is widely viewed as a bedrock of government service, particularly for higher-risk employees like cops and firefighters. The...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
A half-cent sales tax on the Aug. 30 ballot got backing Monday from the Jacksonville Civic Council, an influential group of business executives that has been pushing since 2013 for a fix to the city’s pension woes. If approved by voters, the half-cent sales tax would...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Duval County voters will vote this year on a half-cent sales tax for paying down the city’s massive pension debt — an election that will certainly happen after Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday giving residents that choice at the ballot box. Whether the...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Unions
The other shoe dropped on pension reform when a circuit court judge struck down an existing 30-year agreement between the city and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund, sending shock waves through City Hall. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Beverly signed his order...
by rondelord | Feb 3, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
TALLAHASSEE | Three troubled Jacksonville pensions are among 19 statewide that received “call to action” letters Tuesday informing them their unfunded liabilities are unacceptable and need to be fixed now. The 19 pension plans all are less than 50 percent funded,...