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VOLUME 6, NO. 224
CITY COMMISSION WORKS TO RESOLVE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN CITY AND FIREFIGHTERS UNION MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
Agents for the International Association of Firefigh ers (IAFF), who were certified as the xclusive bargaining agent of Plant City’s rank and file firefigh ers and paramedics in Nov. 2021, were unable to come to an agreement on fi e issues related to employment contract negotiations between itself and Plant City’s negotiation team for the next fi cal year. After several months of
attempting to resolve these issues, the IAFF declared an impasse in Oct. and, by law, the City Commission, as the legislative body, heard the positions of the union and the administration at a special public hearing this week and then took action to resolve the issues.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
Get In The Spirit At Local Events Plenty of holiday options mean plenty of Plant City holiday spirit. MICHELLE CACERES STAFF WRITER
AFTER LISTENING TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY AND THE UNION, COMMISSIONERS SIDED WITH THE CITY REGARDING THE FINAL FEW DISPUTED ISSUES. Photo Courtesy of Christmas Lane
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