POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County commissioners recently approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the local firefighters’ union.
The deal is expected to boost pay and reduce employee burnout.
When Spectrum Bay News 9 last spoke with Polk Fire Rescue in February, county leaders had approved $9.2 million to help fund 75 new positions. Now, this new agreement with the Polk County Professional Firefighters I.A.F.F., Local 353, will give current and future employees a 4.1% pay raise and a paid day off for a certain number of hours worked — known as “Kelly Days.”…