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Starbucks workers in Oviedo join national strike
According to Starbucks Workers United, nearly 4,000 baristas across 34 cities are now on strike amid continued efforts to secure a union contract
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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Roger Chapin secures victory in Orlando City Council runoff
Chapin, the son of former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin, will succeed longtime Orlando commissioner Robert Stuart, representing District 3
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A dozen Orlando arts groups that could use your support
12 ways of giving we’d truly love to see
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Delivery drivers for Orlando logistics company score first union contract
The three-year contract delivers higher pay, stronger job protections, and fully employer-paid healthcare
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Advocates urge Disney to investigate alleged use of prison labor to make character balloons
That $45 jumbo Mickey Mouse balloon you bought for your kid may have been produced by prison labor for pennies on the dollar.
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Titusville public works and utility workers launch effort to build new union
Their former union was dissolved by the state due to noncompliance with what some have dubbed a union-busting law
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Florida Highway Patrol arrests two for ‘aggressively’ chalking ‘Resist’ on Pulse crosswalk
The Florida Department of Transportation claimed it would cost about $1,000 to return the crosswalk to its “original state”
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Buckle up: Waymo’s self-driving taxis are coming to Orlando
Prepare to see driverless vehicles on the streets of the City Beautiful
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Orange County moves forward with effort to revive local film industry
County leaders are hopeful that, with the creation of an incentive program, film industry professionals will be able to find stable local work
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Florida Republican files bill to decriminalize drug testing tools
The bill, if approved, would make it legal to use testing strips, and could help curb overdose deaths
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Allegiant Air pilots at Orlando-Sanford airport join national picket in fight for fair union contract
Pilots at Allegiant are looking for wages and benefits on par with industry standards
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Orange County to give $1M to Second Harvest Food Bank to meet rising need
County officials see it as a “strategic investment” to help mitigate hardship and prevent hunger
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Orlando Dem Carlos Guillermo Smith revives push to rein in public money given to Big Tourism
Sen. Smith and Rosen Hotels CEO Frank Santos sparred over the issue at a League of Women Voters event Wednesday
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Redlight Redlight stages ‘No ICE in Beer’ fundraiser and party this week
Proceeds go to Florida Immigrant Coalition
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Orange County Medical Clinic to offer free health screenings this week
The three-day event is aimed to help raise awareness of and prevent diabetes, in recognition of National Diabetes Month
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Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’
The U.S. House is expected to vote on the funding deal to reopen the federal government this week.
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Project Overdose warns of highly potent opioid in local drug supply ahead of EDC Orlando
Carfentanil, a powerful and potentially deadly tranquilizer, is often mixed into cocaine, meth, or counterfeit pills, says prevention nonprofit
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Frito-Lay abruptly shutters Orlando plant, cutting 500 jobs
According to the company, affected workers will be provided 60 days’ pay in lieu of required notice
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Orlando City Council elections: Tom Keen and Shan Rose win; Roger Chapin and Mira Tanna head to runoff
Democrats celebrated election results Tuesday night, even though city commissioner races are officially nonpartisan
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Floridians get a preview of skyrocketing healthcare premiums as Democrats hold the line
Expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits have been central to the funding fight behind the federal government shutdown