A New York Corrections Officers strike has ended after a three week standoff between Correctional Officers and the State of New York. According to union leaders, the strike was not officially sanctioned by the union. Approximately 14,000 of the state’s
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In collective negotiations, union are always looking for ways to increase their leverage at the negotiating table. One of the ways to do so is to have access to all the relevant information you need, whether it be financial documentation,…
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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth Far More than a Pound of Cure….
Most recently the new Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division issued a decision in the matter of Behar v. Board of Trustees, Public Employees Retirement System, Docket Number…