Jacksonville Mayor John PeytonPosted: June 18, 2010 - 5:35pm
By Matt Galnor
The same man who rode the police and fire unions into the Jacksonville mayor’s office seven years ago told a political group Friday to be wary of any 2011 mayoral candidate with the backing of cops and firefighters.
Mayor John Peyton blasted the unions in a speech to about 50 people at the First Coast Tiger Bay Club, whose membership includes elected officials and active voters.
Peyton has been publicly feuding with the unions, unable to get a 3 percent pay cut and pension reform during labor negotiations. He said Friday the city has gotten to the point where the union’s agenda is not in the best interest of the taxpayers.
