LAND O' LAKES - The annual step increases in pay for Pasco County School District employees will be postponed for at least a month as negotiators for the employees' union and the school district wait to get a better handle on the budget. ...more

July 1, 2008

A Teamsters' representative has fired off a letter to the county administrator asking him to respect the rights of 12 employees who are actively engaging in union-organizing activity. ...more

June 19, 2008

12 COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE HEADING LOCAL EFFORTS ...more

June 18, 2008

With about 30 St. Petersburg police officers and their family members standing behind him, the leader of the local police union lambasted city officials Tuesday for the stance they are taking during contract negotiations. ...more

June 11, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - With roughly 30 St. Petersburg police officers and their family members standing behind him, the leader of the local police union lambasted city officials today for the stance they are taking during current contract negotiations. The city is offering officers a 3 percent raise while the union, the Pinellas County Police Benevolent Association, is asking for a 7 percent increase, said PBA President Mark Deasaro. The city's offer, he said, constitutes neither a living wage nor a competitive one. ...more

June 10, 2008

Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee no longer has to sit down at a bargaining table to determine his deputies' salaries. ...more

May 24, 2008

With a vote of 449 to 137, Hillsborough's detention deputy chapter of the West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association has dropped the union as its representative for collective bargaining, said the union's executive director, Jim Diamond. ...more

May 23, 2008

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

For a while, the project was overseen by the city's Port Authority Board. ...more

May 13, 2008

Carlos Boozer broke out of his slump with 27 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a 104-99 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night, cutting the Lakers' lead in the series to 2-1. ...more

May 10, 2008