by Ron DeLord | Nov 28, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
There were two issues at play during Tuesday’s hearing to address the constitutionality of the 10-year evergreen clause in the city’s contract with firefighters. One is whether it’s good public policy to lock two opposing sides into a labor deal for up to 10 years...
by rondelord | Aug 12, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
If the City Council opts to impose new health care plans for public safety personnel next year, the San Antonio Police Officers Association will sue, its president told the San Antonio Express-News on Monday. Mike Helle, president of the police union, told the...
by rondelord | Jun 23, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Police, Politics, Unions
In 1988, as mayor of San Antonio, Henry Cisneros steered negotiations with the police union that yielded the richest benefits package in Texas. Now, as chairman of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Cisneros is praising Mayor Ivy Taylor for staring down the police...
by rondelord | Jan 20, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Chairman Henry Cisneros walks through the lobby after talking to the media about the police union contract negotiations at the Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio, Tx. on Monday, January 5, 2015. Former Mayor Henry Cisneros, the newly...
by rondelord | Dec 21, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
When news broke over the past week that someone was conducting a local push poll about public-safety benefits costs, representatives for both the city and the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce were quick to say they had no involvement with the poll and knew...