Posted: March 24, 2010 - 6:52pm
By Matt Galnor
The chances of Jacksonville City Hall getting labor agreements at the bargaining table dimmed significantly this week as the city moved to cut off talks with two more unions.
The city declared an impasse Tuesday with the union that represents 1,900 full-time clerical, administrative and technical workers, and on Wednesday it did the same another for about 600 communications professionals.
The main issues that couldn't be resolved with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Communications Workers of America are mostly the same big-ticket items stalling talks with the city's other four unions: salary cuts, pension reform and an increased employee share of health insurance costs.
