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
Fresh Intel: The Weekly Roundup
Weekly News Roundup submitted by Ron DeLord News and commentary impacting police, deputies, corrections, fire, emergency services and public employees throughout the United States. You can access the full article by clicking on the link. Articles are archived on my web page for those searching for information on a particular topic. The posting of an […]
Deputies’ Union Sues Over Vehicle Punishment
The union that represents Kern County sheriff’s deputies is suing the county to compel it to accept an arbitrator’s decision awarding damages to 12 deputies the union alleges were wrongly deprived of their personal patrol vehicles for driving too fast. According to The Bakersfield Californian, attorneys for Kern Law Enforcement Association say in the Dec. […]
Politico Vows to Destroy Collective Bargaining
What are the best tactics a union can use to stop this? Leave your comment below. Florida’s Coming War on Collective Bargaining for State Employees By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org When Miami state Rep. Carlos Trujillo was interviewed on Spanish language radio station Actualidad 1020 he boldly proclaimed that Republicans will ask voters in 2018 to […]
City to Cut Pensions of Retirees
Ed. note: Here at PubSecAlliance, we certainly don’t claim to be experts on retirement programs and pension funds. But dividing up a $1.8 million dollar trust fund among 23 retirees and then shutting the fund down sounds crazy to us. What does your pension fund advisor have to say? San Bernardino’s plan to exit bankruptcy, […]
401(k)s Are Flawed Investment Strategy
This op-ed from the New York Times, written by two experts on retirement funds and money managing, claims IRAs and 401(k)s are flawed programs for a retirement fund. The authors make a strong case that defined benefit pensions are superior—and even come up with their own plan that’s similar to the DB pension program. A […]
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