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

LAND O' LAKES - With just five months left in the school year, teachers and other school workers in Pasco County may finally get new contracts. ...more

January 24, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The moment was "kind of bittersweet" for Lynne Webb, president of United School Employees of Pasco. ...more

December 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to bring in a mediator. ...more

November 5, 2008

In an effort to more swiftly conclude stalled contract negotiations, United School Employees of Pasco wants the school board to consider bringing in a mediator. The union had already declared an impasse in the negotiations, setting in motion a process in which a special magistrate would hold a hearing. Lynne Webb, though, told the school board Tuesday that mediation might be a better route to go because it would be less costly than the impasse process and the differences between the school district and the union could be concluded more quickly. ...more

November 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have either been paid too much or too little. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have been either paid too much or too little over the years. Some of the errors date back to the 1980s. The total amount overpaid to 17 employees was $120,398. The total amount underpaid to 26 employees was $143,866. The district has about 10,000 employees. In most cases, the pay mistakes happened because the employees were given credit for too much or too little experience when they were hired or when they moved to a different position. One teacher hired in the 1985-1986 school year owes the district the largest individual dollar amount -- $21,650. ...more

August 5, 2008