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Post by Warren on Oct 3, 2011 11:24:33 GMT -5
The Security Staff within the Florida Dept. Of Corrections will prevail in this time of trial regardless, because there is power in numbers and you cannot limit the power and determination of Correctional Officer(s) on duty. We are the backbone of the Department and that's just a reminder.
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Post by brucifer on Oct 4, 2011 9:58:57 GMT -5
Warren, we maybe the backbone, but the head is dead.
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Post by sfcwoodret on Oct 7, 2011 12:13:21 GMT -5
PBA has taken credit for issues in the past that had nothing to do with them.
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Post by 2ndtimearound on Oct 7, 2011 22:13:24 GMT -5
PBA has taken credit for issues in the past that had nothing to do with them. You mean like the very first Rally in Tally, for example. yeah they will claim all kinds of stuff. When Region 1 approached them about the COLA issue they said no, but not exactly as kindly.
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Post by lawton on Oct 11, 2011 17:10:45 GMT -5
POLICE VOTE TO LEAVE UNION
March 17, 2011 07:44:00 PM CHRIS OLWELL / News Herald Writer PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Police Department is a union shop no longer, after a majority of union members voted Thursday to end the department’s relationship with Local 991.
Of 51 total ballots cast, 34 union members voted to disband the union while 17 were in favor of keeping Teamsters around to represent them in collective bargaining. The effort to part ways with the union needed 50 percent support to pass.
Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen was on hand in the clubhouse behind police headquarters to announce the results.
Union members voted down a contract proposal in January by a narrow margin. The proposed contract was the result of months of negotiations. It would have maintained the status quo that allows officers to take home city vehicles, but it didn’t include pay increases.
The union resumed negotiations with the city, but before another contract proposal came forward, a petition to dissolve the union had garnered enough signatures to put the issue on a ballot.
Detective Chris Taylor spearheaded the effort to oust the union after contract negotiations and was pleased with the result of Thursday’s vote.
“I think confidence has been restored completely within the department and especially with the command staff,” Taylor said after the results were announced.
The problems with the proposed contract went beyond pay raises and take-home cars, Taylor said. Union members took issue with “pretty much the contract as a whole,” he said.
Local 991 Secretary Jim Gookins was obviously disappointed with the outcome.
“I’m just disappointed for the officers that supported the union,” Gookins said. “The vote says what the vote says; if they don’t want us here we leave. I just feel sorry for the ones that supported us.”
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