LOCC 2011 Annual Conference. Provide recent trends driven in largely by the significant economic downturn and the new scrutiny given to public sector compensation packages. Review where our cities have been: bankruptcy; efforts to repeal arbitration and impose reforms; scandal leading to a lawsuit by the Attorney General; and, labor unrest and mixed reactions to efforts to achieve concessions. Suggest a new and emerging paradigm of transparency and fiscal sustainability with respect to labor and employment compensation packages.