by Ron DeLord | Nov 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings and one other employee will be allowed to delay their retirements, thanks to a City Council vote Tuesday. The council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing senior members of Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration to...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 23, 2016 | Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Tennessee has been suspended without pay over a Facebook post regarding a Black Lives Matter protest that led to the shutdown of Interstate 40. Shelby County sheriff’s spokesman Earle Farrell told The Commercial...
by Ron DeLord | Jul 8, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
The city of Memphis will pay police officers a $500 bonus in August to help curb an exodus that has left the city short more than 400 officers, and will offer incentives to boost recruitment, according to an internal city memo sent out Monday. Chief Human Resources...
by Ron DeLord | Jun 26, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
The city of Memphis will move forward with an unpopular change to an employee retirement plan on July 1 after a judge decided Monday to allow the switch. Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Rhynette Hurd denied a motion by the plaintiffs — including police and...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Over the next two weeks, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration will analyze the costs of relaxing employee residency requirements and creating a private health care exchange in hopes of recruiting and retaining police officers and firefighters. Those...