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Union Vote Prompts Questions
County workers voted by a 3-1 margin Wednesday night to join Teamsters Local 79. "It's been a long time coming," said Jim "J.D." Worley, a seven-year employee who works at the county's landfill. "We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the union." ...more
March 6, 2009
Port Richey Reaches Tentative Agreement With Union
One group of unionized city workers got an early Christmas gift on Tuesday, a break in contract negotiations that have worn on since April. ...more
December 27, 2008
Contract Talks Bring Tentative Agreement
One group of unionized city workers got an early Christmas gift on Tuesday, a break in contract negotiations that have worn on since April. ...more
December 27, 2008
Candidates For Sheriff Spar Over Florida PBA's Flyers
Highlands County Sheriff Susan Benton said she considers flyers mailed recently by the Florida Police Benevolent Association in support of her opponent, Republican Ron Grimming, misleading. ...more
November 2, 2008
Teach-In Among Hillsborough's Early Release Dates
One of the proposed dates for early release of students in the Hillsborough County School District happens to fall on the Great American Teach-In, but officials were aware of it and said the early dismissal will have little, if any, impact on the event. ...more
October 4, 2008
Union Members Spurn Sheriff
LAND O' LAKES - In a symbolic vote, unionized Pasco County Sheriff's patrol deputies and detectives have expressed no confidence in Sheriff Bob White. ...more
July 1, 2008
Pasco Sheriff Gets Vote Of No Confidence From Deputies
LAND O' LAKES - In a symbolic vote, Pasco County sheriff's deputies and detectives overwhelmingly expressed zero confidence in Sheriff Bob White. ...more
June 30, 2008
Union Committee To Gather Saturday
This Saturday, county employees have a chance to meet their union organizing committee and talk to Teamsters representatives at a 3 p.m. gathering at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 Broad St. ...more
June 27, 2008
Union Expects Rebuke Of Sheriff
For more than a week, unionized Pasco County deputies have been secretly grading their boss's performance, but the tally so far remains under lock and key. ...more
June 26, 2008
Tuition Perk Loss Handcuffs Deputy Talks
College tuition reimbursement had for years been a benefit of working full time at the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, but that perk ended last month, adding one more wedge between the sheriff and unionized deputies. ...more
May 21, 2008
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