The PHT easily passed the 5% agreement at its Jan. 27 meeting, but deferred a vote on the 3% gain-sharing agreement for up to 30 days.
Category Archives: Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners
BIG WIN on the 5% for SEIU Local 1991!
Months of fighting for an end to the 5% contribution have come to a close, resulting in a big win for the nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals of Jackson Health System. Click to read the details.
It’s Groundhog Day… Again…for 5% Win
First, the good news: We won! The County Commission voted 8-5 to return the 5% to county workers. The bad news: eight isn’t enough to be veto proof.
Follow 5% Hearing Live
The last (we hope!) hearing on the 5% is underway and you can follow it live by checking our Twitter and Facebook feeds.
5% Fight is Back On Jan. 16!
The County Commission has voted three times to do the right thing for county workers. After the Mayor’s last veto, the Commission voted 8-5 in our favor — just one short of the two-thirds required to return our 5%. Round (what are we up to here – 50?) commences Jan. 16. Be there to fight for what’s right.
Commission Fails to Overturn Veto on 5%
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted 8-5 today to overturn the Mayor’s veto of the 5% – but that was one vote less than the two-thirds necessary. Essentially, we’re back at the beginning. Read on for what this means.
5% Veto Vote Dec. 17
The County Commission voted 8-3 last week to stop the 5% concession. But Mayor Gimenez vetoed the vote, triggering another vote of the Commission to overturn it. That vote is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. Be there!
Call Your Commissioners Before the Mayor Vetoes the 5%
We won an important victory last week, when the County Commission voted to return the 5% to all the county union workers. However, the Mayor is expected to veto the vote by Friday, Dec. 13. That means that the Commission will likely vote to overturn the veto on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Now is the time to call and remind them to hold the line.
Commission Votes to Return the 5%!
A grueling and contentious 12-hour hearing for seven county unions ended Dec.5 with an 8-3 vote in favor of returning the 5% to county employees. The Mayor may veto the decision, which would trigger another vote to override his veto, as occured when the Commission approved the 5% for Solid Waste workers earlier this fall.
The Good, the Bad and the Gimenez of the 5% Debate
The showdown between County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and thousands of county workers will come down to how the County Commission weighs the arguments on both sides. So far, the Commission has sided with the workers who were promised an end to the 5% contribution. But Gimenez is working hard to change their minds in his favor.