Florida State Fire Service Ass'n, IAFF, Local S-20 v. State

This is an appeal by the Florida State Fire Service Association, IAFF Local S-20, from a final order by the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission dismissing an unfair labor practice charge. The *162charge was based on a claim that the state had violated the association’s right to collective bargaining by failing to negotiate a condition in the agreement pertaining to retirement benefits. We conclude that the state was required to negotiate the provision at issue and that the Governor’s action in referring the matter to the Florida Legislature without further negotiations with the…