Joey Davis

The city's negotiators gave their last best offer on raises Thursday, but union members can't vote on the contract until other issues are settled

"It's political," candidates say.

When the new fire station opens on Lake Bradford Road, the city will need 36 new hires to staff it — 57 more firefighters in all

City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and union president Joey Davis disagree

The city has proposed starting the firefighters' potential raise on June 17 for the budget year that began Oct. 1

The union had endorsed Commissioner Curtis Richardson for decades, but are now endorsing his opponent

The city hasn’t given all those benefits to Joey Davis, president of the Tallahassee firefighter’s union and a cancer survivor

As a special magistrate takes on the first contract, for this fiscal year, the city and firefighters begin negotiations for a second, three-year contract to follow

Three firefighters have left in the last month

Dailey sends letter to Leon County officials: "...it may be time to reevaluate the City’s delivery of fire service to Non-City residents of Leon County.”