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MORE attacks on working families. Coverage via @shecarrieson.bsky.social

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Florida Republicans file bills that would make it harder for government workers to form and keep unions www.cltampa.com/news/florida...

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New: Florida Republicans have filed new bills that would make it harder for local and state government workers to form unions, if passed, and make it harder for workers to keep their unions certified/alive. Their proposals aren't unique and they were expected. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

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Should clarify—would get rid of the option of voluntary union recognition by deleting existing statutory language that permits it.

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🚨Florida Republicans have filed legislation for the 2025 legislative session (HB 1217/SB 1328) that would 1. make it harder for public sector workers to form unions 2. make it harder for them to keep their union alive. In part, would ban voluntary recognition of public sector unions 🧵

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NEW: "when it comes to labor, ALEC’s 2025 Essential Policy Solutions proposes model bills for defunding public sector unions, preempting local labor laws, eliminating occupational regulations, and entrenching precarity for workers by expanding the ranks of independent contractors." #ALECExposed

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Hilton hotel workers organized a picket line outside of Disney Springs this week w/ UNITE HERE Local 737 to uplift their demands for competitive pay, a better pension, affordable healthcare, etc in their next union contract. Their last contract expired Dec. 31 www.orlandoweekly.com/news/hilton-...

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In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

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Florida’s own Office of Economic and Demographic research acknowledges acute labor shortages in the state. So what does the state legislature do to address it while attacking our immigrant workforce? Continue to weaken child labor laws. Unbelievable.

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Another year, another bill that aims to (further) weaken child labor law in Florida. Similar legislation that was eventually watered down last year before passage came directly from the Foundation for Government Accountability, a right-wing think tank. www.flhouse.gov/sections/bil...

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Hotel workers at Hilton Buena Vista Palace near Disney are fighting for a new contract w/ UNITE HERE Local 737 in Orlando that delivers higher pay, comparable to what other employers offer, and a better pension that allows older workers to retire w/ dignity Story TK for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social

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An Orlando state Sen. has filed a joint resolution that aims to make it easier to pass statewide ballot measures in Florida with majority support, by lowering the threshold for approval from 60% to 50%. Likely that the GOP will just ignore it. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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A new union formed by former AFSCME staffers in Jacksonville has won its first public sector union election in Florida, representing Jacksonville Housing Authority employees who saw their union decertified after Florida's 2023 anti-union law fully took effect.

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Orlando protests Trump policies as part of national day of action

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New: A food runner at a Universal Orlando CityWalk restaurant in Orlando has filed a lawsuit against Universal, alleging wage theft. Universal declined to comment. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/restaur...

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Florida lawmaker closed her office and called police on students who wanted to deliver petitions asking her to not repeal a law which allows undocumented students who went to high school in Florida to pay in-state university tuition.

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The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants www.propublica.org/article/affo...

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Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under #Florida’s supercharged voucher program. A quarter of the scholarships now go to families in the top income tier. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/02/12/m... via @anniemartin.bsky.social & @lesliepostal.bsky.social

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This week's cover of @orlandoweekly.bsky.social (it's Valentine's Day-themed) Folks who are local can pick up a copy (for free) through next Tuesday, or you can read the issue online here: issuu.com/euclidmediag...

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#Florida Senate committee advances bill that would ban governments, schools from flying Pride flags. It's the third year in a row that Florida Republicans have filed such legislation. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social

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In print this week for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social, Orlando police have arrested roughly 2 dozen homeless people for sleeping on public property since Jan. 1, when a state law allowing people to sue for failing to enforce a statewide camping ban took effect. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Another year, another effort to undercut Florida’s minimum wage requirements—this time, targeting interns, work-study and apprenticeship programs. flhouse.gov/Sections/Bil...

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Effective July 1, Orange County will be one of the only school districts in Florida to offer any sort of paid maternity leave for school staff, thanks to the persistence of the local teachers' union. They got 3 weeks paid leave. They'll be fighting for more. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orange-...

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“All they’re doing is fomenting more anxiety, and part of me feels like that’s the point," one National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee told the Tampa Bay Times about the Trump administration's directives targeting the federal workforce. www.tampabay.com/news/busines...

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A Florida Republican just filed a bill for consideration during the upcoming 2025 state legislative session, beginning in March, that ostensibly seeks to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” throughout Florida Statutes. www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill...

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Great piece by @shecarrieson.bsky.social on Orlando's continuing effort to criminalize homelessness

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An anti-union bill that eliminates collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees crossed its last legislative hurdle Thursday and now moves to Gov. Cox for his signature. Hundreds of workers had gathered at the Capitol to oppose it, @sltrib.com reports. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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So, it seems Utah is moving closer to gutting collective bargaining rights for public sector workers (librarians, public utility workers, traffic light technicians, bus drivers, teachers, firefighters, cops, etc) Seems kind of important. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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'Those things are going to happen': Florida's Republican agricultural commissioner Wilton Simpson downplays heat-related deaths in the agricultural industry, claiming "human error" is to blame. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/those-t...

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Late last night, with about 15 minutes notice to the Union, the NLRB’s HR sent an email adopting the terms of the forked-up resignation scam. HR also provided us a contract that appears to be drafted by AI or LegalZoom. As labor lawyers, we’re happy to go over this in detail. 🧵

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I spoke with federal workers about Elon Musk's takeover "they’re morons, they’re here for political reasons. They’re completely underqualified, don’t understand the government, and they certainly don’t care about the law" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This article is interesting because it includes a photo of workers holding up AFSCME signs without mentioning that "rank-and-file" state employees in Florida lost their union representation with AFSCME last year. Maybe there's some connection as to why no raise? www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

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New: Aircraft fuelers employed by Orlando International Airport contractor PrimeFlight Aviation unanimously voted yesterday to unionize with the Transport Workers Union. The organizing drive has been at least a couple of years in the making. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/aircraf...

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Florida Gov. DeSantis' 2025-26 budget proposal includes additional $$ to carry out Florida's 2023 anti-union law — nearly $900k for extra staff, court reporting, and ballot processing services for union elections. Turns out, union-busting is expensive t.co/sQELq0gsd7

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Here it is: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/new-organi...

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