Collective Bargaining and Deputy Sheriffs in Florida: An Unusual History

Public Personnel Management, Volume 35, No. 4, Winter 2006

12 Pages Posted: 12 Sep 2014 Last revised: 17 Oct 2014

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Joan E. Pynes

University of South Florida

Brian Corley

Independent

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

There is an unusual history of collective bargaining and deputy sheriffs in the state of Florida. While police officers have been allowed to unionize and collectively bargain since 1968, it has only been since 2003 that deputy sheriffs have been given that right. (Please note that despite the similarities in job duties, deputy sheriffs were not considered to be public employees for the purposes of collective bargaining.)

Keywords: unions, collective bargaining, deputy sheriffs, public sector unionization

Suggested Citation

Pynes, Joan E. and Corley, Brian, Collective Bargaining and Deputy Sheriffs in Florida: An Unusual History (2006). Public Personnel Management, Volume 35, No. 4, Winter 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2495053

Joan E. Pynes (Contact Author)

University of South Florida ( email )

Tampa, FL 33620
United States

Brian Corley

Independent

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