Public Unions
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
LA City Union Worker Urged Fake Signatures to Thwart Pension Initiative
Was trying to get effort invalidated
Illinois Governor Launches Pension Reform Drive
Sets up website explaining how state employee pension debts are squeezing out other spending
Unions vs. Democratic Mayors
The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.
Former LA Mayor to Debate Unions on Pension Reform Proposal
Riordan petitioning to push city employees onto 410(k)-style plans
U.S. Postal Service on the Ropes, May Go Down for the Count in 2013
Lost nearly $16 billion in last fiscal year
Unionized TSA Employees Get Generous Allowance for Uniforms
More per year than Marine Corps lieutenants get for life
Unions Scored at the Ballot Box
Voters thumbs-downed accountability and reforms in several states
Newly Unionized Airport Security Screeners Get First Contract
What about a union that protects citizens' rights? Oh, that's the government?
Reason-Rupe: 59 Percent of Public Sector Workers Oppose California's Prop 32; 50 Percent of Private Sector Workers Support
If California voters pass Proposition 32, unions, corporations, and government contractors would be prohibited from donating to political candidates and from deducting money from workers' paychecks to use for political purposes.
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
Police Union Intimidates California City Council
The latest shameless tactics from California's notorious law enforcement unions.
Calif. Prison Guard Union Keeping Quiet on Propositions
No involvement in efforts to strike down death penalty, soften "three strikes" laws
How Government Workers Profit at Taxpayer Expense
The purpose of government is to provide services to the public, not enrich the people who work for it.
Police Union Employee Charged with Embezzling $360,000
Reportedly changed paycheck amounts after they were signed.
Democrats Face Off Again in Hawaii Teachers Fight
"Friends of unions" aren't necessarily so when the bills come due
MI Public Unions Seek Constitutional Protection
Making an end-run around ticked-off taxpayers
The Latest Scam from California's Public-Sector Unions
Golden State lawmakers prepare to shovel more money to well-compensated government workers.
Public Unions Battle CA Cities' Efforts To Escape Labor Rules
Their sweet deals are under fire
Court Upholds Firing of State Trooper Who Sought Sexual Favors at Traffic Stops
Yeah a five-judge panel apparently had to rule on that one
$2.8 Trillion in Unfunded State Pension Debts: Congressional Republicans Look to Block Federal Bailout
Sen. Jim DeMint leads effort to force states to clean up their own messes
Wis. AG Appeals Union Ruling, Asks for Stay
Everybody is still confused about whether or not collective bargaining is back in the mix
Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Decision Has Local Governments On Hold
Budgets are due, but nobody knows the rules they're playing by
Quick Appeal Expected in Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Ruling
Could go straight to state Supreme Court
Failed Walker Recall Election Cost Wis. Taxpayers $13.5 Million
Don't expect reimbursements
As Pension Reform Is Hammered Out in San Jose, Heroic Police and Firefighters Rush to Declare Themselves Injured
Tax-free pensions without losing the ability to work and draw another salary - what's not to like?
California City to Vote on More Open Employee Negotiations
The community would actually know what the city is giving its employees before the council votes on it
Camden, N.J. Decision to Disband Local PD a "Union-Busting Tactic," Says Union Chief
The cash-strapped crime-ridden city will transfer policing responsibility to the county, whose police force will open a "Metro Division"
LA Considers Tax Increases, Pension Changes
Businesses don't want one, unions don't want the other. Guess which one threatens a "war?"
Detroit Department Employs a Pointless Horseshoer
Union rules make ending that position, and others, impossible
Hermosa Beach Meter Maids Making Bank
Supervisors make nearly $100,000 annually in total compensation.
As City Employee Numbers Drop in Chicago, Costs Go Up
Part 12,394 of an infinite-part series on public employee cost crises across the country.
Stockton, California Went Bankrupt. Is Your City Next?
What to look for as your burg goes belly up!
