Blitman & King win retiree health insurance dispute

Author(s): Nathaniel Lambright

Tags: Public Sector Arbitration | Retiree Health Benefits

On June 8, 2016, Arbitrator Thomas Maroney ruled that the City of Syracuse violated its collective bargaining agreement with the Syracuse Firefighters, Local 280, IAFF, AFL-CIO, when it unilaterally increased the health insurance premium contributions that hundreds of retired firefighters were required to make to maintain coverage. To read more about this important decision, click here.