Andy Ford: Why the FEA is suing the State of Florida
Published: Monday, June 20, 2011 at 3:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 20, 2011 at 3:10 p.m.
This week, the Florida Education Association joined with other groups to file a lawsuit to challenge the actions of the Legislature in mandating that 3 percent of the pay of the 655,000 teachers, law-enforcement officers, firefighters and other workers who serve the citizens of our state. We didn’t take this action lightly, but we believed we had no other choice.
When the Legislature mandated that active members of the Florida Retirement System must give up 3 percent of their salary as