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Collective Bargaining and Job Benefits in Florida Municipal Police Agencies, 2000-2009

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  • William M. Doerner

    (Florida State University, Department of Economics)

  • William G. Doerner

    (Florida State University, College of Criminology & Criminal Justice)

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While a recent analysis of unionization among Florida county sheriff deputies was informative, that study failed to provide a comprehensive picture of all law enforcement unionization activity in that state. More specifically, county sheriff offices account for only 20% of all local law enforcement agencies in the state, represent approximately half the sworn personnel in Florida, and have only been engaged in collective bargaining for the past ten years. As a result, the present study incorporates municipal police agencies, a hitherto neglected portion of the Florida law enforcement community, in an effort to gain a fuller understanding of how unionization influences salaries and other job conditions. The results underscore the importance of adopting a broader orientation to understand the progression of collective bargaining objectives.

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  • William M. Doerner & William G. Doerner, 2011. "Collective Bargaining and Job Benefits in Florida Municipal Police Agencies, 2000-2009," Working Papers wp2011_01_02, Department of Economics, Florida State University, revised Oct 2012.
  • Handle: RePEc:fsu:wpaper:wp2011_01_02
    DOI: 10.1007/s12103-012-9187-x
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    Keywords

    collective bargaining; unionization; salary; job benefits;
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    JEL classification:

    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • H76 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other Expenditure Categories
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • K0 - Law and Economics - - General

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