City, police at standstill on pension negotiations
The city and its police are at odds again, and it isn’t going well as the city attempts to get concessions on pensions in between contract negotiations, the current contract imposed in 2010 only ending in December 2014.
Things must be pretty tight for city hall to even attempt this. Maybe we’ll get to see cops flaunting their camo pants again soon.
Jean Naimard 09:42 on 2012/08/22 Permalink
Do we need so many cops really? Do they have to be dispatched in such big numbers every time a smidgeon of a red square shows-up or as soon as a pot is heard clanging? Do they have to rack-up so much overtime?
But of course! They have to provoke violence to justify their jobs… The effect of 9/11 is wearing-off, so they have to invent new menaces…
steph 18:49 on 2012/08/22 Permalink
The main problem with the police pensions is the low retirement age for full pension. How is it economically viable to work for 20 years and be retired for 40? The city is paying more in pensions then in salaries.
Kate 21:58 on 2012/08/22 Permalink
That would be true of many pension systems. People used to retire at 65 and die around 70, now they retire at 65 and die at 85 or 90, and those last 5 to 10 years tend to be very expensive ones.
I have no idea what the answer is. You can’t really promote civic-minded seppuku.
Michel 08:59 on 2012/08/23 Permalink
Why not? It worked in Soylent Green. :)