The stage is set for a final confrontation between the city and its police union. ...more

November 28, 2009

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 city's largest union goes to the polls today to vote on a proposed one-year contract for city workers that includes no pay raises and no reduction in benefits. ...more

November 10, 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

The city has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union in a dispute over wages, while an impasse with another union may be headed for the city council. ...more

November 5, 2009

The city has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union in a dispute over wages, while an impasse with another union may be headed for the city council. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hillsborough County parks officials have asked county attorneys to file a lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who has lived rent-free in a Brandon park and has not moved out since he was fired last year. ...more

November 4, 2009

Hillsborough County parks officials have asked county attorneys to file a lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who has lived rent-free in a Brandon park and has not moved out since he was fired last year. ...more

November 3, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 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