The workers under the umbrella of various unions including Nigerian Union
of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) while addressing a press conference in Ibadan on Monday expressed concern over what they termed the poor condition of their members in the state.
The Bayelsa Government said on Thursday in Yenagoa that it was not owning council workers 16 months» salary arrears as claimed by the Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees.
When contacted, the state president of Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees, Mr. Bunmi Ajimoko, while commending the Federal Government for the initiative, advised the state government not to divert the money to other use.
The Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Akwa Ibom state chapter on Friday, embarked on a strike action over unpaid salaries and allowances owed council...
The Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees has called on the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to fight the injustice of Ogun government on its workers.
Leaders of labour unions in the State including Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Nigerian Union
of Local Government Employees, and Trade Union Congress were also present at the meeting.
The 22 police officers of the village of Kings Point are the highest - paid group
of local government employees in the state, with average pay of $ 196,143.
The governor spoke at the inauguration of the NULGE Ultra-modern Resorts constructed by the Ondo State chapter of the Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees at Owode Obaile in Akure North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday evening.
Also invited were Chairmen, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees (NULGE), traders, as well as representative of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and Civil Society Organisations (CSO).
Neither is it measured by a headcount
of local government employees.
The National President of the Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Comrade Ibrahim Khaleel has threatened to mobilize the grassroot people against any state Governor...
The Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Kogi State chapter has debunked media report that Governor Yahaya Bello has paid all outstanding salaries owed to...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed is to meet with stakeholders and officials of Nigerian Union
of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigerian Union of...
Following Imo and Edo states» outright rejection of the granting of autonomy to local governments, President of Nigeria Union
of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Ibraheem...
May sits on the House pension committee and called for hearings to delve into the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, which manages taxpayer - backed pensions for thousands
of local government employees.
Not exact matches
Invite
government officials to meet your
employees — a
local district representative, or someone who works in an area
of government related to what your company does.
By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as
employees, federal, state and
local governments potentially miss out on tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this tax gap was the focus
of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be an area
of focus today.
In 2000 the Supreme Court ruled (in Christensen v. Harris County that
local government can compel
employees to take accumulated comp time rather than take it at any time
of their choosing.
«If you have a bank
employee who is in connivance with creating these nonexistent people in the first place, it's easy to launder,» says Vencent Salido, head
of investigations at the Philippine
government's Anti-Money Laundering Council, which is leading the
local investigation into the theft.
He is a strong proponent
of a smaller
local government and supports cuts to certain popular programs and caps on entitlements to township
employees to keep the budget in balance.
with members
of the press» and «with
employees of federal, state, and
local governments.»
A chapter
of Service
Employees International representing private - sector airport workers also endorsed her (Local 32), as did another AFSCME chapter representing county employees throughout the government (Lo
Employees International representing private - sector airport workers also endorsed her (
Local 32), as did another AFSCME chapter representing county
employees throughout the government (Lo
employees throughout the
government (
Local 199).
Employee stock ownership
of different magnitudes, from 5 - 25 % in stock market companies to 30 - 100 % in small businesses, appears in companies throughout the U.S., with plans designed by
local entrepreneurs and companies based on their specific conditions, given the many formats that the U.S.
government has recognized over two and a half centuries.
(For public defenders) Be either full - time
employees of a state or unit
of local government (including tribal
government) or full - time
employees of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with a state or unit
of local government, who «provide legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases»
(For eligible prosecutor) Be full - time
employees of a state or unit
of local government (including tribal
government), who «prosecute criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the state or unit
of local government level»
They include value - added tax hikes, lower jobless benefits, wage cuts for state
employees and billions
of euros in savings from
local government reforms.
The chart below shows just how
local and municipal
government operating spending and spending on
employee compensation has changed over the past two decades as a share
of the economy.
These statistics show that total
employee compensation by the
local government sector amounted to 5.5 %
of GDP in 1991 (and 5.8 %
of GDP in 1992) and then has pretty much declined since then, dropping down to 4 %
of GDP in 2007.
Just how expansionary depends on the response
of the recipients
of those income flows, who include
local and foreign shareholders,
employees and
governments.
In general, we live in a time where the competitive imperatives
of the twenty - first century marketplace are eroding the safety nets on which we have come to depend — from our
government entitlements to pensions to employer and
employee loyalty to responsible
local leadership.
You work for the federal
government, a state or
local government, a public or private elementary or secondary school, or any company that has 50 or more
employees working 20 or more workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year and residing within 75 miles
of your workplace.
The leadership
of the state's largest public workers union says the proposal also raises questions and uncertainty for
local government employees.
Cuomo has long sought to consolidate and scale back the size
of local governments in New York, which he has blamed for the state's high property taxes — an assertion budget watchdogs say is more tied to the cost
of programs like Medicaid or
employee pensions.
It will cut the costs
of healthcare for state and
local government employees by 75 percent or more, radically reducing the biggest single factor driving up the costs
of government.
These states assert that they «have a vital interest in protecting the First Amendment rights
of public
employees, and in the fiscal health
of state and
local governments.»
Public
employee benefit costs in New York are incredibly out
of line with those in the private sector, and impose enormous pressure on state and
local government budgets.
Nearly three - in - four
government employees at the state and
local level work under a collectively bargained contract — almost double the national average
of 39 percent.
The measure is designed to provide up to three years
of additional pension credit for an expanded pool for state and
local government employees with military service.
New data released by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics shows New York state and
local government employees experienced a much higher rate
of injury and illness than workers in any other industry during 2012.
On the cost
of pensions: Astorino said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is right when she says the biggest uncontrolled costs in
local government are in
employee pensions and health care.
Despite significant cost pressures on
local government, our relentless pursuit
of value for money has meant that we have cut council spending by # 7 million (or 4 per cent) in cash terms, cut the workforce by 18 per cent (or 950 full - time equivalent
employees) and cut the council's debt by # 20 million.
Since the state Constitution guarantees pension benefits for current
employees, pension reform needs to be understood as a strategy that will impact state and
local finances for the next generation
of government workers and taxpayers, not current workers and taxpayers.
- Administering the New York State and
Local Retirement System for public employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful ow
Local Retirement System for public
employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee
of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one
of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits
of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs
of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful ow
local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian
of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful owners;
If we had a few less
local government employees it would save me a boatload
of money.
«Despite the rabid tabloid headlines that these pensions are «gold plated», the average
local government pension is just # 4,000 - a-year and over half
of female NHS
employees can expect an average
of # 3,500 - a-year — hardly a fortune after a life time
of work.
Most
of the schemes, including the 600,000 - strong civil service scheme and the NHS scheme covering 1.3 million
employees are unfunded and paid from the
government's annual tax receipts, while the 1.6 million workers in the
local government scheme are facing a funding deficit.
Cuomo credits the budget, as well as agreements approved in mid-March, for implementing new teacher evaluations, pension changes that create a new tier
of lowered benefits for public
employees, and helping
local governments with Medicaid costs.
Vice Chairman
of the Rockland County Legislature Alden H. Wolfe has proposed a
local law that would prevent the rehiring
of former county
government employees who retired or separated from county
government and are receiving compensation for unused fringe benefits or accepted incentives.
To look up the salaries or pensions
of state and
local government employees, check the Empire Center's database at SeeThroughNY.
Cuomo, increasingly worried that many cities and counties face the threat
of financial bankruptcy, is also considering tying pay hikes to «significant» mandate relief for
local governments, including possible changes in «Triborough Law,» which favors public -
employee unions over
local governments in contract talks, a source close to the Legislature said.