Lakeland Electric, utility union clash over wages and Unit 3's closure
Lakeland Electric, utility union clash over wages and Unit 3's closure LAKELAND — The heated clash between Lakeland Electric and its unionized workers is growing stronger as a dispute over fair wages builds on tension regarding Unit 3's early closure. Lakeland officials declared they have hit an impasse with the Utility Workers Union of America, which represents about 270 of the city's electric and water utility workers, in attempting to negotiate a new three-year collective bargaining contract. The last contract expired Sept. 30. "The city feels that the UWUA wage demands ar...
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