by rondelord | Oct 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Two weeks ago, Mayor Ivy Taylor sacked one of her best friends. On Oct. 10, Lou Miller — a Taylor confidant and backer since she launched her political career in 2009 — was told by Jill DeYoung, Taylor’s chief of staff, to leave his position on the mayor’s...
by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO, TX – When the City Council went about appointing a new mayor in July, the common perception was that City Manager Sheryl Sculley favored Ivy Taylor, because Sculley saw Taylor as the candidate most likely to take a tough stand on cutting benefits...
by rondelord | May 14, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — Lawyers representing the city in negotiations with the San Antonio Police Officers Association on Monday rejected the union’s proposal to take charge of its members’ health care but left the door open for the labor group to offer a new...
by rondelord | Apr 25, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Politics, Unions
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Associationannounced Tuesday its opposition to VIA Metropolitan Transit’s downtown streetcar system and that it will help with a petition drive to force a vote on the project. Association President Chris...