Stand Up For Our Public Sector Workers

Stand Up For Our Public Sector Workers

HB 1 is to be heard on the House Floor on Tuesday, March 2, 2020. This legislation is a clear and calculated attack on Florida’s workers. Click here NOW to find your Representative and tell them to Vote No on HB1 An out-of-state billionaire funded think tank has devised a new scheme to attack Teamsters and other Florida Unions representing our teachers, state and municipal workers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public sector workers. The bill is similar to ones that have been enacted in Alaska to change the ways in which union members can keep their Union membership. HB…
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Support 9-1-1 Dispatchers

Teamsters Local 769 supports legislation to correct the federal classification of 9-1-1 professionals by reclassifying them as Protective Service Occupations as opposed to administrative/clerical occupations. We need your help. Momentum is building in Congress for a simple legislative fix. We are seeking the assistance of our members and others to TAKE ACTION and ask your elected officials to Support the 9-1-1 SAVES Act. A New Bipartisan Senate Bill has been introduced and we are asking ALL of our members to support the 9-1-1 SAVES Act, which would appropriately reclassify public safety telecommunications workers with other "Protective" occupations (as opposed to…
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I.R.C.S.O. Lieutenants Ratify First Contract!

The Lieutenants at the Indian River County Sheriff's Office ratified their first ever collective bargaining agreement which guarantees a 3% wage increase for the first year of the contract. The Lieutenants at the Sheriff's Office only recently voted to join the Teamsters and according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, overall crime in the county dropped 4.3% in 2012 from the year before so the pay increase is well deserved. Local 769 Business Agent Steve Myers negotiated the agreement and he and everyone here at Local 769 would like to say congratulations IRC Lieutenants on being rewarded for your hard…
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Monroe County Corrections Officers Ratify New Contract

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office corrections officers have ratified a new contract which includes a wage increase of 3% and vacation time will now be considered time worked. Monroe County corrections officers serve throughout the Florida Keys. The ratification vote was a landslide with a count of 73 "yes" votes to 3 "no". Business agent John Sherman also reported that accomplishments such as this are a direct result of members who stay active in their community as well as the Union.
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