Since March, Escambia County Director of Human Relations Tom Turner has been interviewing mass transit employees following complaints about the system’s management company. “Right or wrong,†he concluded in a report to…
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Firefighters, City Continue Discussion
Local firefighters and city of Pensacola officials continued discussions today over contract negotiations. An agreement has yet to be reached. “They discussed they’re high-point issues and we discussed our high-point issues,†John…
City, Police Union Reach Agreement
Following the Pensacola City Council’s unanimous approval of agreements between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 71, Mayor Ashton Hayward and police union president Erik Goss took a few…
Apologies and Subpoenas
While there was no commitment to an investigation, the Pensacola City Council did decide to continue exploring. “It’s not about guilt or innocence, just fact-finding,†said Council President Sam Hall. Two weeks…
Council to Discuss FOP Request
The Pensacola City Council will consider during today’s Committee of the Whole meeting if it should investigate Mayor Ashton Hayward after the local police union approached it with concerns that he misused…
Third Party Mystery, or Larkin’s Leftover Leak
Last week, Rob Larkin, Esq., a Tallahassee attorney handling the contract negotiations between the city of Pensacola and local police union, said a city councilman told him over the summer that he…
Treading Uncharted Waters
By Jeremy Morrison… Members of the Pensacola City Council have some questions following the local police union’s request to investigate Mayor Ashton Hayward following an incident in which he allegedly misused his…
Mayor’s Gallery Night Statement
The mayor issued the following statement today, following the local police union’s request last week that the Pensacola City Council investigate him for misuse of position and intimidation due to an alleged…
Bonus Question
Some City of Pensacola employees—those in the AFSCME union—will receive their Christmas bonuses as part of their regular paycheck. Union leaders and members let the Pensacola City Council know they were…