Don't expect the soap opera that would be Carl Crawford's contract negotiations to play out over the summer. Both sides agreed to shelve the subject until after the season. ...more

February 25, 2010

Recommendation: Cut back on change order demands. ...more

February 12, 2010

The city council on Monday approved a new three-year contract with the police union. ...more

February 10, 2010

The City Council on Monday approved a new three-year contract with the police union. City employees aren't getting pay raises this year, and police officers won't either. The two sides have been in contract negotiations since June. ...more

February 9, 2010

For more than a decade, the spouses of Tampa police officers killed in the line of duty have been offered a choice of health insurance plans at no cost to them – three this year. Last, the city sent a letter to the widows of three fallen officers explaining that that the because of budget constraints and rising insurance costs, it would only pay the full cost for one plan. Another plan would be offered but the families would have to kick in some money. ...more

November 20, 2009

The Zephyrhills firefighters' union is on the verge of declaring an impasse in its contract negotiations after failing to reach an agreement despite four months of talks. ...more

November 7, 2009

During the worst recession in modern times, as workers were enduring pay cuts, losing benefits and being required to take furlough days, the city of Tampa's unions sacrificed ... nothing. ...more

November 6, 2009

During their regular meeting today, Pasco County commissioners will hold a rare closed-door session to discuss the county's ongoing contract negotiations with its unionized firefighters. ...more

November 3, 2009

A new union contract used to mean an annual pay raise for city police and firefighters. But in today's lean economic times, those are days of the past. ...more

July 10, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Contract negotiations for Pasco teachers resume today at a time when there are "serious morale problems" among school district employees, a union official says. ...more

July 9, 2009