City should consider all the facts before outsourcing trash collection
Source: Elaine Allen-Emrich, Sun Herald (FL), April 23, 2006
Hello North Port. As city commissioners are about to investigate outsourcing the city's trash collection, there are some critical-thinking measures which should still be considered. …… Speaking of listening, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union contract with the city states that before the city negotiates with any outsource firm, it must first seek input from the union president whose members will be impacted by any outcomes. Some Solid Waste employees, who stand to lose their seniority in the city, are AFSCME union members.