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Amazon paid anti-union consultants in Central Florida hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2023
And some federally required information reported by the anti-union consultant appears to be fake.
McKenna Schueler
General news reporter for Orlando Weekly, with a focus on state and local government and workers' rights. You can find her bylines in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, In These Times, and Facing South.
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Dining workers at Rollins College will get a rerun union election following allegations of anti-union tactics
A federal labor official agreed with one of the union’s objections to the results of the first election, concerning alleged violations of federal labor law by the employer.
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Pressure builds for Florida Gov. DeSantis to veto bill to block local workplace heat protection measures
The bill has gained national attention as an attack on working-class Floridians who work outdoors.
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Central Florida advocates uplift effort to expand Medicaid in Florida
A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida through the ballot box in 2026 was officially launched in February.
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Orange County teachers, school staff approve new union contract in nearly unanimous vote
The agreement, negotiated over a number of months, provides teacher raises of 8 to 10 percent for most
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Abortion advocates plan Orlando rally this month to support abortion rights measure
Florida voters will get to decide in November whether to extend Florida’s abortion limit to roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy
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DeSantis suspends Orlando commissioner Regina Hill days after arrest
Hill was indicted last week on charges of elder exploitation, personal ID fraud and mortgage fraud
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Orlando will continue to block opening of new nightclubs downtown for another six months
Downtown Orlando won’t be seeing any new nightclubs downtown (with limited exceptions) until at least late September
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Orlando commissioner Regina Hill arrested, indicted for alleged elder abuse and fraud
Hill has a decades-long history of arrest records dating back to the 1980s
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Orange County taxpayers will have to cover OnePulse’s unpaid property tax bill
‘The OnePulse foundation took advantage of us, the victims and survivors of the shooting, and now they are taking full advantage of Orange County taxpayers,’ said one shooting survivor.
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Wells Fargo workers in Central Florida vote to unionize
Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Apopka voted unanimously to join Wells Fargo Workers United
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Orange County launches new fentanyl test strip program to help curb drug overdose
Project leaders plan to distribute test strips at bars downtown and during events deemed high-risk, like music festivals
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Walgreens to close Orlando distribution center, lay off hundreds
Employees are expected to be laid off in May
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University of Central Florida students advocate for free emergency contraception on campus
Students secured their first victory when the administration lowered the cost of generic Plan B to $6.
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Florida Legislature approves bill blocking local workplace heat protection standards
HB 433 prevents cities and counties from requiring employers to provide shade and water to outdoor workers
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Florida Legislature approves bills to weaken Florida’s child labor laws
The legislation now heads to Gov. DeSantis for his signature or veto
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Florida Legislature passes follow-up to union reform bill, sends it off to DeSantis
The ‘glitch legislation’ closes holes in a sweeping anti-union law passed last year that has already caused thousands of public employees to lose their union representation
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Deadwords Brewing will close at the end of April
The brewery cited ‘immense challenges’ including ‘the slow implementation of the Parramore Main Street development program’
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Orange County school district agrees to delay health insurance hikes, raise pay for school staff
The district reached a tentative agreement with the local teachers’ union after a nearly nine-hour public hearing Tuesday
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HCA nurses in Central Florida rally for hospital improvements as union contract talks kick off
The primary issue nurses hope to bring attention to is short-staffing