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Local firefighters allege bargaining violations after 426 days without a contract; town attorney urges mediation
Summary
The president of the Orange Park firefighters union told council the department has gone 426 days without a contract and accused the town of violating Florida Statute chapter 447 and of threatening financial retaliation; the town attorney urged use of statutory dispute-resolution procedures including mediation or a special magistrate.
At the public-comment portion of the Dec. 2 Town Council meeting, the president of the Orange Park Association of Firefighters Local 2668 addressed the council with a formal allegation that the town has failed to bargain in good faith and has violated Florida law.
Brandon Dark told the council the department has gone 426 days without a contract, said negotiators reached a tentative agreement in June that was later disavowed by the…
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