by rondelord | Sep 6, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
MIAMI-DADE, FL – Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Thursday the NAACP endorsed his high-profile push to mandate body cameras for the county’s police officers. “Let us not wait until another incident, like the one in Ferguson, occurs to act,” said...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Thursday he will no longer seek to eliminate 110 police officer positions in his proposed budget, after finding yet another wave of new revenue. The mayor’s announcement at an afternoon news conference appears to remove...
by rondelord | Sep 2, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Fire, Labor, Police, Politics, Public Employees (Non-Sworn)
Two more unions reached tentative labor-contract deals Wednesday with Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s administration said. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1542, which represents aviation employees, and AFSCME Local...
by rondelord | Aug 22, 2014 | Collective Bargaining, Health Insurance, Labor, Police, Politics, Unions
Updated at 3:05 p.m.: Talks between Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the police union’s executive director did NOT go well. Whether it’s initial posturing or a true rift between County Hall and the Police Benevolent Association remains to be seen....
