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AFSCME COUNCIL 79 REGION
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Jacksonville Office Gainesville Office (Region II) Local Unions Private/Nonprofit AFSCME wins two-year union
battle On Thursday, March 25, the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) in Tallahassee counted mail ballots in a union election for City of Jacksonville workers. There were 2,476 workers eligible to vote and 1318 valid ballots were counted. AFSCME wins makes it the exclusive bargaining agent for City of Jacksonville work-ers in nonsworn and nonsupervisory jobs.
AFSCME represented the City of Jacksonville
employees for decades until PACE, a nonunion employee organiz-ing,
won away city workers. PACE was unable to negotiate its own contract
for city workers who saw their pay, benefits and working conditions
erode due to the lack of effective union representation. Two dozen City of Jacksonville workers traveled to the PERC office to watch the counting of ballots. Jack Daniel, the proprietor of PACE, left before the counting of the ballots was finished. “We are coming back strong,” said Rebecca Viets, a city clerical aide. “We stand for something and are tired of taking nothing.” “The hard work has paid off,” said Emma Curtis, also a city clerical aide. “Now the real work begins of negotiat-ing a good contract and making sure city workers are represented at every worksite.”
AFSCME rallies for Atlantic Express contract AFSCME Florida Council 79 made history in Jacksonville in February by winning the first union election for private school bus drivers in the city. In a NLRB election, the drivers and attendants voted 86-66 in favor of representation by AFSCME Council 79. The total bargaining unit is approximately 150 drivers and 50 attendants.
After the election, management refused for six months to come to the table until dozens of AFSCME members rallied in front of the Atlantic Express building and aired their grievances on television, on radio and in the newspaper. Bus driver and union leader Michele Haynes told the Florida Times-Union that the employees are seeking higher wages and improved benefits. Haynes said she has been driving a school bus for 22 years and makes $10 an hour. The day after the rally Atlantic Express asked for a negotiating date.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATES CONGRESSIONAL UPDATES AFSCME keeps winning 1,169 blue-collar workers vote for AFSCME representation Council 79 wins at Washington county school board!
Washington Co. SB recognizes AFSCME representation of transportation workers AFSCME WINS election at Univ. of Central Florida AFSCME wins union election for blue-collar workers at the University of Central Florida AFSCME wins election for 2,500 Jacksonville city workers
AFSCME wins court ruling on universities DCF PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR CHILD WELFARE WORKERS read the agreement and learn about the appeal process COURT REAFFIRMS appeals court throws out service first contract imposed in state budget state master contract FRS TO BUY FAILED SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION FIRM FOR $182 MILLION Read about how your pension dollars will fund money-losing edison schools inc. AFSCME INVESTIGATED
ENRON LOSSES STATE UNIVERSITIES: AFSCME WINS Oct. 30 AT UNIV. OF WEST FLORIDA Read about blue-collar and technical workers in Pensacola choosing AFSCME
Read more about AFSCME'S latest university win! AFSCME Local 3346 — Website of Florida International University support personnel!
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During
the campaign, a leader of the organizing committee, Johnnie Robinson,
was fired on false charges. AFSCME filed an unfair labor practice
on Johnnie's behalf with the NLRB.
