Teamsters win bid to represent correctional officers, oust PBA
Bill Cotterell | Florida Capital Bureau
Nov. 17, 2011
Union representation for more than 18,000 correctional officers will change to the Teamsters following a vote counted this morning.
Officers in Florida prisons had been represented by the Florida Police Benevolent Association. But Teamsters officials initiated a challenge earlier this year.
During preliminary counting on Wednesday by the state’s Public Employees Relations Commission, 7,655 mailed ballots were validated. The count concluded this morning. Correctional officers could choose between the PBA, Teamsters, the International Union of Police Associations or opt for no bargaining agent.
The votes were:
Teamsters, 4,096
PBA, 3,015
IUPA, 116
No union, 154
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