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Orange County’s Office of Tenant Services opens to assist local renters and landlords
The Tenant’s Bill of Rights ordinance goes into effect March 1, to be enforced by the new office
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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Florida Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia files bill targeting public sector unions
SB 256 would affect teachers, librarians, transit workers and more; unions representing cops, firefighters and correctional officers are exempted
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Students at Rollins College rally in support of dining workers’ union rights
‘Our workers face job insecurity, housing insecurity, and often food insecurity, and that’s just not right.’
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‘This is our future’: UCF students join statewide student protest of DeSantis’ ‘dystopian’ education policies
Orlando students join statewide protest against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education policies.
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Florida senators advance ‘poison pill’ housing legislation that would ban rent control statewide
Once again, state legislators disregard the will of Orange County voters.
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Near Orlando, dining hall workers at an exclusive private college push hard for union protections
Food service workers at Rollins College are in fact employees of Sodexo, one of the world’s largest multinational corporations
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After Orlando Disney workers overwhelmingly reject a paltry pay raise, Disney comes back with a worse offer
This comes on the heels of Universal Orlando’s announcement that they’ll increase their minimum wage to $17.
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Florida Senate committee advances two bills with vastly different approaches toward combating the overdose crisis
One takes a tough-on-crime approach, while the other embraces harm reduction.
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Four bills making their way through the Florida Legislature that we’re keeping our eye on
You probably should too
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Orlando Starbucks workers continue to face union-busting behaviors from the boss, as workers nationwide picket for Valentine’s Day
Orlando-area Starbucks workers are still waiting for Starbucks to come to the bargaining table.
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Florida could see more effective opioid addiction treatment options as feds lift buprenorphine restrictions
Medication-assisted treatment will be easier to access.
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Abortion access for Florida minors is restricted by judges — mostly men
Whether your petition is granted depends way too much on where you live.
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It’s hard to keep up with the cultivated chaos Gov. Ron DeSantis is wreaking on Florida schools
But here are some of the recent lowlights
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Disney World workers overwhelmingly ‘stand together, vote no’ on company’s offer, planning to fight for better pay
Disney World workers in Orlando sent an unambiguous message to the company, whose Parks division made an operating profit of $12 billion last year
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Orlando Disney World workers mobilize fellow cast members to ‘stand together, vote no’ on Disney’s contract offer
‘A living wage is not a gift. One dollar is not enough. We make your magic.’
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‘When we fight, we win’: Unite Here Local 737 prevails with historic contract for Orlando hospitality workers
Sodexo food service workers at OCCC notch a win in the ‘red state’ of Florida