by Ron DeLord | Jan 10, 2017 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Pensions, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
Pittsburgh’s defined-benefit pension problems are typical for such traditional but unsustainable plans. That’s why so many businesses have switched to 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans — as the city should have long ago. Enough hasn’t been...
by Ron DeLord | Mar 27, 2016 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Prosecutors need more tools to hold law enforcement officers accountable when they violate someone’s civil rights through excessive force, a Georgia congressman said this week about a Tribune-Review investigation. Rep. Hank Johnson, a member of the House...
by rondelord | Apr 9, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Contract arbitration between the Pittsburgh police union and Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration will be conducted in public, the mayor announced Thursday. The arbitration process is usually done behind closed doors, but both sides agreed to open the sessions to...
by rondelord | Apr 1, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn), Unions
HARRISBURG — With billions of dollars at stake in upcoming state union negotiations, key lawmakers say they will look closely at legislation that would require public-sector union negotiating sessions to be open to taxpayers. “Secrecy breeds distrust,” said Sen. Ryan...
by rondelord | Jan 10, 2015 | Collective Bargaining, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Brice Joll said his body got used to running on as little as four hours of sleep as he pieced together grueling double and triple shifts as a part-time officer with three police departments. Joll, 26, graduated from the municipal police academy at Indiana University...