Prison officers whose jobs were at stake stood in the Senate gallery and applauded Tuesday as an intense two-hour debate ended with the narrow defeat of a sweeping plan to privatize prisons in 18 South Florida counties. … "I'm looking at the state employees," said Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, nodding toward the correctional officers and organized-labor leaders in the audience. "What's wrong with state employees? They're our employees, we should be taking care of them, rather than kicking them under the bus.".… Jeanette Wynn, state president of AFSCME, said "we must stand together" or the Republican administration will privatize more of state government. She said licensed practical nurses and office workers in the prisons are represented by AFSCME.
AFSCME Prison Privatization Fails in Florida Senate
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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