Teamsters: Florida Doesn't Want Prison Privatization

Statement of Ken Wood In Response To Reports That Gov. Scott Will Continue To Pursue Privatization

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Ken Wood, Acting President of Teamster Local 2011, which represents 20,000 Florida Department of Corrections officers:

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"The Senate reflected the will of the citizens of Florida when it voted to kill prison privatization. Floridians do not want the rules changed so private companies can get secret contracts with no cost-benefit analysis and no public review."                                          

SOURCE Teamsters Local 2011