The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #111, has lauded the announcement that the contentious Collective Bargaining Agreement between police and county officials was approved. In an official release, the organization noted it was excited that, after several weeks of continued effort from the Collective Bargaining Unit Negotiations Committee, the county executive and her staff, along […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — The pros and cons of allowing city employees to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions will be hashed out in a study. Mayor Bobby Dyer called for the analysis and had the support of enough colleagues for the proposal to advance Tuesday. He had suggested studying the matter last month, […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s Supreme Court flipped to liberal control. The 2011 law, known as Act 10, imposed […]
A sharp decline in Taiwan’s ties with mainland China could extend to the very devices being used to transmit and read this story. The far-reaching implications from what has been a geopolitical tug of war are ultimately likely to bolster mainland China’s standing as a dominant supplier of older-model semiconductors while ramping up the need […]
Wicomico County Council’s collective bargaining agreement with the sheriff’s office reached another impasse, straining the already tight deadline, after a contentious meeting Tuesday morning. During the meeting, the current draft of the agreement was struck down in a unanimous vote after members of the council voiced doubts that the pension would remain solvent at the […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — Allowing city employees to negotiate over their wages and benefits will be up for a vote by the City Council Tuesday. The council will be presented with two options, at the request of the mayor: To allow collective bargaining or to allow a “meet and confer” process whereby employee committees will be […]
Strikes called by Greece’s largest labour union halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere on Wednesday. The General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) led the strikes to press for a return of collective bargaining rights axed more than a decade ago during […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach City Council will have to decide whether to approve collective bargaining after the local fire and EMS union submitted a request. The request was filed on Feb. 1. “Obviously, what we would like … is to engage and be authorized to quickly bargain with the city of Virginia […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Salem-Keizer Public Schools is asking the teachers union to continue negotiations for a new contract after the union signaled it was rejecting the latest $37 million offer from the district. The Salem Keizer Education Association declared an impasse in the bargaining process, which means they are one step closer to possibly […]
The California State University on Monday ended negotiations with a union that represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches and implemented a 5% pay increase. Irate union officials accused CSU of not bargaining in good faith and pushing ahead plans for a systemwide strike the week of Jan. 22. “CSU management has never taken […]
The California State University system has canceled all future bargaining sessions in the current contract negotiations with the California Faculty Association, according to the union, meaning the possibility of a strike at Cal Poly and other campuses continues to loom later this month. CSU Monterey Bay history lecturer and CFA Bargaining Committee member Meghan O’Donnell […]