COMMS. WORKERS v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE

No. 1D10-1616.

65 So.3d 1070 (2011)

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA; AFL-CIO, CLC; Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc.; Gainesville Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF, Local 2157; and Gator Lodge 67, Inc., Fraternal Order of Police, Appellants, v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE, Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Donnelly , Laura A. Gross , and Jung Yoon of Donnelly & Gross, P.A., Gainesville, and Hal Johnson , General Counsel for Florida Police Benevolent Association, Tallahassee, for Appellants.

Thomas M. Gonzalez and Christopher M. Bentley of Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.

David C. Miller and Theresa B. Proctor of Bryant Miller Olive, Miami, Amicus Curiae, The Florida League of Cities, Inc., in support of Appellee.


BENTON, C.J.

Four labor unions representing employees of the City of Gainesville appeal a final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) that rejected Hearing Officer Choppin's ruling that the City had engaged in unfair labor practices, in violation of sections 447.501(1)(a) and (c), Florida Statutes (2008), by refusing to bargain over changes it made to health insurance benefits for city employees, once they retire. The parties' collective bargaining...

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