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Let’s Dial Down The Rhetoric
As the City of Jacksonville began negotiations with the union representing police and corrections officers Friday, Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba made the decision to open the conversation with a bang. Referring to the Jacksonville City Council as "buffoons", Cuba launched a verbal assault on Jacksonville's elected government that left no question... »
Godbold Meets With Fire Union, Scolds Police Union Chief
According to News4Jax.com, former Mayor Jake Godbold met with members of the Duval County Fireman's Union on Wednesday to express his disappointment in the Police Union Chief's call for a Gate boycott. Godbold also encouraged the fire union to refrain from resorting to the similar tactics as the Mayor prepares to address pension reform... »
Police Union Threatens Gate Boycott
The news broke just before lunch---Police Union President Nelson Cuba was announcing his intentions to call for a boycott of Gate Petroleum, the family business owned by Mayor John Peyton's father, in retaliation of the Mayor's plan to call for pension reforms and salary freezes. Nelson accused the mayor of threatening to take away... »
Workers Comp Bill Favors Police and Fire
Remember when Nelson Cuba, FOP, was upset about the limits on attorney's fees in workers' compensation cases - calling the bills filed in the Legislature "preposterous" and "un-American"? Well, it looks like Nelson will be happy with the Florida Senate. They recently amended their version of the workers' compensation attorney's fees bill to provide different... »
