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Florida Republican targeting public sector unions got $19,000 from business groups last month
His PAC also got a $10,000 donation from a political committee tied to Florida’s ‘ghost candidate’ probe
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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Orange County school board member Alicia Farrant claimed the district prioritizes LGBTQ students. That didn’t go over well
After the Moms for Liberty member got pushback from colleagues, she complained ‘Since day one, I’ve only been attacked’
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Florida’s local elected officials worry state preemption bills could ‘chill’ local policymaking
The bills undermine efforts to pursue local solutions to issues affecting their communities
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Florida bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips sails through Senate with bipartisan support
The Florida Senate unanimously approved a bill that’s meant to help prevent fentanyl overdose
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Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate approves anti-union bill, largely along party lines
Five Republicans crossed party lines to vote against the bill with Democrats.
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Disney World workers approve new contract delivering an $18 minimum wage in 2023
Disney World workers approve new contract delivering wage raise and paid family leave
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All the anti-LGBTQ+ laws being proposed in Florida — and how you can fight back
Be proud and get loud
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Oh, now Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wants to carve transit workers out of his anti-union bill
When the Teamsters speak against you, it’s probably time to hang it up
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Starbucks illegally withheld credit card tipping option from union workers, NLRB complaints allege
The NLRB alleges that Starbucks illegally withheld credit card tips from union baristas, while paying it to nonunion workers
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Florida’s anti-union bill could risk over $500 million in federal funds, unions say
Meanwhile, sponsor Sen. Blaise Ingoglia insists that the bill is pro-union.
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Disney World unions reach tentative deal delivering $18 minimum wage in 2023
Disney World cast members score a better ‘best’ offer from Walt Disney World, celebrated as a victory on Thursday
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‘We’re not birds and mice’: Costuming cast members want Disney World to close the gender pay gap
The predominantly female workers are compensated at a lower scale than their mostly male peers classified as stage technicians
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Starbucks workers near Orlando go on strike, joining more than 100 locations coast to coast
Starbucks employees in Oviedo join a national protest, calling on their employer to bargain in good faith after voting to form a union last year.
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New tenant protections in Orange County could be threatened, under Florida housing proposal
Critics say the preemption bill only benefits landlords, not Florida renters
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Florida Republicans advance ‘union killer’ legislation despite hefty costs
The legislation is opposed by Florida union members across party lines.
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Florida senators advance proposal to ban gender-affirming treatment for trans and nonbinary youth
‘This bill ensures death,’ said one parent during public comment.
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Central Florida homelessness rose in 2022, amid higher rents
The number of unhoused locals rose in 2022, and when 2023 numbers are tabulated, things could be even worse.
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Florida senators advance anti-union bill despite worker opposition
There were just three speakers in support: ‘men in suits from think tanks, not actually people who are affected’
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Florida’s latest anti-union bill could cost public employees benefits and hurt working families
New proposals in Tallahassee could affect over 150,000 working people in Florida who are represented by unions.