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| Hawaii leads nation in per–capita debt for unfunded union benefits
HONOLULU, HI — Hawaii taxpayers have a heavy burden to bear when it comes to covering "other post–employment retirement benefits" for their public employees.
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| Ohio pension reform leads to mass retirement
OHIO — Propelled by state pension changes, hundreds of county workers in Southwest Ohio retired last year — pocketing nearly $5.5 million in accumulated sick and vacation pay, public records analyzed by The Enquirer show.
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| Sick and tired: FPD overworked, says union president
FITCHBURG, MA —
The city's police are understaffed, overworked and unhappy that Mayor Lisa Wong does not intend to fill two anticipated retirement vacancies in fiscal 2014, according to police union President Officer Keith Bourne.
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| St. Clairsville police to get stipend
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH — ST. CLAIRSVILLE City council settled an issue of salaries for law enforcement while also advancing plans for paving during Monday's meeting.
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| Metro now planning pay raises
NASHVILLE, TN — Reversing his initial budget recommendation, Mayor Karl Dean has agreed to spend an additional $6 million to give 5,000 to 6,000 Metro employees additional pay raises in the next fiscal year, officials said Monday.
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| Police union contract passes Loves Park City Council
LOVES PARK, IL — A Loves Park police union contract passes not even a month after the last one expired.
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| Police union proposal includes raises
LIMA, OH — The city has a tentative agreement with a police union for a three–year contract.
Council learned of the agreement Monday with Fraternal Order of Police Park Rangers and will see legislation for the contract at a future meeting.
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| PG Negotiates With Police Unions On CalPERS
PACIFIC GROVE, CA — A city that says it's doing everything it can, to not go bankrupt, meets with it's public safety employees for the first time on Monday, all because retirement benefits are just too much.
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| Intense Police Union Negotiations Settled After Two Years
CHELSEA, MA — For nearly three years, there have been shout downs at City Council meetings, immovable positions from the City, and even very public and embarrassing picket lines in the contentious negotiation process between the Chelsea Patrol Officers Union and the City.
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| Motion to Eliminate Fire Layoffs, Reduce Police Layoffs to 25
CINCINNATI, OH — A budget plan proposed by two council members today would eliminate layoffs at the fire department and reduce the amount of police layoffs to 25, down from 49, by making cuts elsewhere, particularly by forcing city employees to take 10 furlough days in fiscal year 2014.
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