Topics : Public Workforce


  • Small Indiana Pension Fund Goes Up Against Wal-Mart
  • The Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund IBEW has emerged as a lead plaintiff among investors who believe Wal-Mart's officers and directors breached their fiduciary duty to shareholders by stifling an internal company probe of the alleged bribery operation.

  • Chicago Teachers Strike: Full Coverage
  • The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike for the first time in 25 years. Find out why and what this means for the mayor, the union and the students.



  • Philadelphia Hires Its 1st Chief Data Officer
  • Mark Headd, a self-taught computer programmer and self-described "civic hacking veteran," has joined the Nutter administration as the city's first chief data officer, responsible for improving public access to information the city collects.

  • Utah Schools Superintendent to Retire
  • State Superintendent Larry Shumway plans to retire after three years as Utah’s top education official -- a time marked by debates over academic standards and testing and a recession that strained schools here and nationwide.







  • Detroit Police Lose Lawsuit to Halt 10% Wage Cut
  • A judge denied a request by Detroit's largest police union for an injunction against pay cuts and work rule changes Mayor Dave Bing's administration imposed in July.


  • Chicago Teachers Set Sept. 10 Strike Date
  • The Chicago Teachers Union filed a 10-day strike notice that moved the city closer to its first teacher walkout in 25 years and left the district racing to finalize a plan if more than 402,000 students are locked out of the classroom.
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Events & Webinars

  • High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
  • June 20, 2013
  • Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.

  • Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
  • June 27, 2013
  • The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.



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