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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2012

Public Safety Unions Oppose Calif. Gov.'s 'Radical' Pension Plan

California Governor Jerry Brown introduced what he called "radical change" to the pension system Tuesday, a plan that met with stiff opposition from the state's public employee unions.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2012

Detroit Cops Face 10% Pay Cut

Detroit Police officers face a 10% wage cut and increased medical expenses under a city proposal offered today that would supplant the department's existing union contract.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2012

Calif. Cops Brace for Bankruptcy Cutbacks

Officers serving with the San Bernardino (Calif.) Police Department are bracing for severe cutbacks following the City Council's decision to file for bankruptcy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2012

Calif. Chiefs Taking Huge Payouts

A group of retiring California police chiefs have been collecting payments reaching as much as $600,000, in one case, for cashed-out sick and vacation time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2012

Stockton Cops May Face Wage, Benefit Cuts Due To Bankruptcy

Stockton, Calif., officials have proposed cutting wages of city employees including police officers and eliminating retiree healthcare benefits in its bankrupty plan.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2010

Mass. Deputy's Movie Stunt Work May Imperil Pension Benefits

Richard F. Bonavita Jr., a former Barnstable County Sheriff's Office assistant superintendent of jail operations, is collecting a $67,000 annual disability pension for an on-the-job arm injury.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2010

San Diego Mayor Proposes Eliminating Pensions for New Officers

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has proposed eliminating pensions for new-officer hires, and instead giving them a 401(k) account.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2010

California Candidate's Aide Slurs Challenger For Protecting LE Pensions

The comment came during a call which Brown placed to the Los Angeles Police Protective League's Scott Rote asking for the union's endorsement. In the recording Brown also asks Rote about the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, which on Thursday announced its endorsement of Whitman.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2010

CHP Agrees to Pension Reduction for New Hires

The union representing California Highway Patrol officers has agreed to reduced pension benefits for new hires, under a plan that will help reduce the state's budgetary deficit.

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