After a year long fight, the City of West Palm Beach Council imposed health insurance hike for the city workers. What about their own health plan? As FPSU Chief Negotiator said during the impasse hearing the fight is not over …
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Peoples Budget Review in News
Media Coverage of the Peoples Budget Review In lean times, St. Petersburg looks for money to plug a growing deficit Tampa Bay Times, By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer, 03/22/12 The People’s Budget Review in St. Petersburg and Florida’s …
Peoples Budget Review Launched
Setting New Standards – Citizens Involvement in Budget Process Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) is not just a bargaining unit for thousands of workers in the city governments and schools but also an integral part of the community. Keeping this …
Palm Beach County schools consider outsourcing because of budget shortfall: Union challenges cost-cutting potential
Palm Beach County schools consider outsourcing because of budget shortfall Union challenges cost-cutting potential By Marc Freeman, Sun Sentinel 9:33 p.m. EST, February 12, 2012 The workers who clean bathrooms, drive buses, fix busted lights and trim trees for Palm …
Groups want to add Gent as 4th finalist for schools superintendent as interviews begin today
By ALLISON ROSS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Three finalists will be interviewing today to be the next leader of the nation’s 11th-largest school district, but a fourth name keeps coming up: Interim Superintendent E. Wayne Gent. “Gent is the one …
Two unions want Gent for Palm schools chief
By Marc Freeman February 7, 2012 02:10 PM Palm Beach County schools’ temporary Superintendent Wayne Gent today picked up two key endorsements to remain in the job permanently. The unions representing Palm Beach County school secretaries, bus drivers and maintenance workers …
Palm Beach school employees report ‘toxic brew’ of stress, want causes targeted
Workplace stress has become a “toxic brew” for Palm Beach County School District employees, according to the major unions representing them in contract negotiations with the district.
School employees want respect, fair compensation from next superintendent
Some of the Palm Beach County School District’s more than 20,000 employees said tonight they want the next superintendent to respect all employees and recognize their value.
Schools’ blue-collar workers want more respect, higher pay
The unions that represents thousands of blue collar workers at the Palm Beach County School District said bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other laborers want more respect and less stress in the workplace, enough money to survive and a better system for airing their grievances.
Pinellas Education Foundation seeks ideas to steer money to classrooms
Rubin said the union proposed a similar budget-cutting effort to the administration, with employees identifying potential savings. But it has not heard back.
Palm Beach County school employees could soon be paying more for insurance
Many school district employees might be paying more for health insurance after Jan. 1 because of a deal worked out this week between the Palm Beach County School District and the unions representing most of the district’s nearly 22,000 employees.
Even in tough times, top St. Petersburg administrators cling to car perk
During contract negotiations, the Florida Public Services Union has recommend eliminating the car allowance, a recurring expense every year, as a savings measure, Smith said. So far, however, top officials have refused to consider it, and won’t, he said.
Union heads worry about employee insurance premium hike
Rick Smith, the chief negotiator for the service employees union, estimated the increase for many employees would be closer to $90 per month. The district has a wellness program that will charge employees who use tobacco or employees who do not get certain medical screening tests done by this August $50 more per month for health insurance than other employees.
Op-Ed: Workers Hit By Pensions
We’re not fighting this law because we feel it’s unreasonable for the Florida Legislature to ask us to sacrifice. We’re fighting because the governor funded $37 million in corporate tax breaks at the expense of public employees and balanced the state budget on the backs of Florida’s working families.
Inmate Labor Rankles
“It’s wrongheaded and reckless for municipalities around the state to lay off paid staff while increasing the use of inmates to complete city maintenance tasks,” said Alphonso Mayfield, president of Service Employees Union International Florida. “We understand municipalities across the state are facing tough budget choices this year. But laying off career workers and cutting back on hiring is not the answer.”
Unions to keep fighting set aside of pension funds
“This hearing is only the first battle in what will be a long legal war against this anti-worker legislation,” said Alphonso Mayfield, president of the 19,000-member SEIU Florida Public Service Union. “Our focus remains on trying to overturn this unconstitutional income tax on public employees.”
Judge rejects union request to segregate employee pension payments
“This hearing is only the first battle in what will be a long legal war against this anti-worker legislation,” said Alphonso Mayfieled, president of the SEIU Florida Public Service Workers Union. “Our focus remains on trying to overturn this unconstitutional income tax on public employees.”
President Mayfield Joined WMNF in Tampa to Talk About the Pension Lawsuit
Florida Public Services Union president, Alphonso Mayfield, joined radio host Rob Lorei this morning on WMNF in Tampa to talk about the pension lawsuit that FPSU has filed against Governor Scott, along with FEA & PBA. Alphonso took public questions about the lawsuit and discussed FPSU’s role in Florida for over an hour.
Teachers union sues over Fla. pension plan changes
The Florida Public Services Union, part of the Service Employees International Union, wants to add four members. They include Palm Beach County School District maintenance worker Bobby Mcghee, who said he took his job with the understanding it included a district-paid paid retirement plan.
Public employees union joins pension lawsuit
The Florida Public Services Union, a chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has joined the pension lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott.
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