Tristan WoodMarch 7, 2022
5min0
'Here we go again, another attack on public education and our educators.'
Tag: collective bargaining
Tristan WoodMarch 7, 2022
Daniel Figueroa IVMarch 4, 2022
4min0
The $15 minimum extends to part-time employees previously exempt from a minimum wage ordinance.
Renzo DowneyFebruary 8, 2022
5min0
Discussion around the bill was heated at times as the committee approved the bill along party lines.
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 24, 2018
3min364
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Board of Directors on Wednesday unanimously approved a three-year contract with its employee union, increasing starting pay rates and lump sum compensation based on attendance. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) represents nearly 500 PSTA workers who carry out repairs, maintenance and operation of Pinellas County’s transit system. Ninety-five […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 29, 2016
5min284
Tuesday saw negotiators from the City of Jacksonville squaring off with the Jacksonville Supervisors Association in collective bargaining. And substantial progress was made on key elements during two sessions. As with the other bargaining units, the city is negotiating with in the wake of the passage of August’s County Referendum 1, a considerable gap looms between what […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 28, 2016
11min284
Steve Zona, the head of the Jacksonville branch of the Fraternal Order of Police, got some backup over the holiday weekend from leaders of the state and national FOP in the biggest debate his union has had in some time. They conveyed a clear message: the FOP has support in what looks to be a protracted […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2016
3min175
If County Referendum 1 passes in Jacksonville, unlocking a sales tax extension dedicated to the city’s $2.8 billion unfunded pension liability, Mayor Lenny Curry says collective bargaining could be done within months. “My plan is to have it done by spring,” Curry told a crowd at the Chamber’s ImpactJax event Monday evening. The timeframe is intended, Curry […]