Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
Archive for October, 2016
Penn. State Police Just Say “No!”
Pennsylvania’s state troopers and corrections officers have a message for legislators considering a pension overhaul for state and public school workers: Don’t include us. Joseph Kovel, president of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, told a House panel that mandatory retirement at 60 and exclusion from Social Security benefits mean the state police should not be […]
Fuzzy Math Leads to Pension Hysteria
Ed. Note: This post comes from The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA), the collective bargaining agent representing nearly 1,000 Deputy District Attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. Public employee pension systems are an integral part of recruiting and retaining high-performing public employees. They align the interests of the employer and the employee. […]
A Top Priority for California FOP
As a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, CA-FOP Lodge 18 (AOCDS) is strongly supporting HR 711, the “Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act,” which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable and individualized calculation of Social Security benefits. The bill is sponsored by Congressman Kevin P. […]
Paychecks for Politicos, Forget Everything Else
Illinois state lawmakers failed to pass a budget for fiscal year 2016 by May 31, and will now be called in for a continuous session in an attempt to pass a budget before the fiscal year starts July 1. If the General Assembly cannot pass a budget in special session by a supermajority, the consequences for Illinoisans are severe. […]
Police Unions Under Fire
Ed. Note: This recent opinion piece written by Jonathan M. Smith and published in the New York Times is getting a lot of attention. You may have already read it, but for those of you who haven’t, I thought you would want to read it. If you have comments, please go to the PubSecAlliance Facebook page […]
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