Posted: February 28, 2011 - 6:27pm
By Timothy J. Gibbons
After spending about an hour Monday pondering whether the Fair Labor Standard Act is fair enough, the Jacksonville City Council gave the mayor's office the contract it wanted with the local Communication Workers of America union.
That decision is now sent to the 600 union members for a vote; if they reject the contract, council will impose it.
Made up of people like librarians, computer programmers and engineers, the CWA came to impasse with the city over overtime issues.
