Florida PERC Allows PBA To Use Electronic Balloting For Ratification

Rule 60CC-4.002 of the Florida Administrative Code requires the contract ratification votes of unions to be conducted either at a ratification meeting or by mail. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, for health and safety reasons the Florida PBA filed an emergency petition with Florida’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC). The petition sought to…

Health Administrator’s Involvement In Union Election Held Improper

The contract covering Lodge 5 of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which represents Philadelphia police officers, provides active and retired members and their families medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage. It also establishes a “Joint Trust Board.” The FOP’s President appoints 80 percent of the Joint Trust’s members, and the City appoints 20 percent…