Florida Attorney General sues Biden administration over mess resulting from anti-union law Gov. DeSantis championed

Ashley Moody claims unlawful federal government ‘overreach,’ but unions warned this would happen before the law was passed.

by McKenna Schueler October 6, 2023October 8, 2024

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Florida’s minimum wage went up — but when will the state take minimum wage violations seriously?

Wage violations run rampant in Florida, in part because enforcement is toothless and few politicians are interested.

by McKenna Schueler October 3, 2023January 14, 2025

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Orlando pizza franchise failed to pay tipped servers overtime and direct cash wages

The federal government recovered over $120,000 in back pay and damages for 24 servers.

by McKenna Schueler September 28, 2023May 22, 2025

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As Biden joins the UAW picket line in Michigan, Orlando auto workers hold the line

‘Pivotal,’ one auto worker said of the UAW strike. ‘You’ve gotta use that word.’

by McKenna Schueler September 26, 2023December 1, 2024

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Federal judge won’t block Florida law that bans deducting union dues from paychecks

Education unions argued that the change unconstitutionally violated contracts that require payroll dues deductions.

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida September 26, 2023October 5, 2023

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Florida’s state minimum wage rises to $12 on Saturday

Florida will pay one of the highest state minimum wages in the U.S. South to some, though not all, workers.

by McKenna Schueler September 25, 2023July 27, 2025

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Could the UAW auto workers strike reach Orlando?

Short answer: Yes.

by McKenna Schueler September 22, 2023February 9, 2025

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Starbucks customers, workers at three Central Florida locations will join national day of action Thursday

Hot labor summer continues as Starbucks workers plan to protest their employer’s anti-union tactics

by McKenna Schueler September 13, 2023February 22, 2025

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Florida used unpaid prison labor to prepare for Hurricane Idalia

‘Volunteering’ to do unpaid labor can ‘allow inmates to learn a new skill,’ according to the agencies that count on that labor

by McKenna Schueler August 31, 2023February 14, 2025

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Stalled: Orange County school district reaches impasse with teachers union over salary talks, working conditions

The teachers union says they’re encouraging the district to come back to the table

by McKenna Schueler August 25, 2023October 3, 2024

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Florida reports first unemployment increase of 2023

The department estimated 295,000 Floridians were out of work in mid-July, up 5,000 from a month earlier

by Jim Turner News Service of Florida August 21, 2023April 18, 2024

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Orlando union buster fails to dissuade massage therapists from organizing

Hand + Stone workers held what is believed to be the first successful union drive by massage therapists in the state

by McKenna Schueler August 11, 2023July 24, 2025

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‘Power to performers’: SAG-AFTRA members rally in Orlando amid ongoing actors’ strike

‘We’re not going to get on the screen until they show us the green, and that’s how it’s going to go down’

by McKenna Schueler August 10, 2023August 5, 2025

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Orlando union buster Labor Pros has a history of skirting federal law

As the consultancy firm shows, flouting labor law is lucrative, it’s easy, and there are very few repercussions

by McKenna Schueler August 7, 2023July 23, 2025

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UPS and Teamsters reach tentative deal, averting strike for now

The agreement is subject to the approval of union members, who will vote on whether to accept or reject it next month

by McKenna Schueler July 25, 2023February 8, 2025

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Florida Democrats in Congress commit to not intervene if UPS Teamsters strike

Last year President Biden intervened to prevent a railroad strike, leaving workers feeling betrayed

by McKenna Schueler July 19, 2023August 16, 2023

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Florida’s new law targeting public-employee unions faces another lawsuit

The Jacksonville lawsuit challenges three parts of the law and seeks a preliminary injunction

by News Service of Florida July 19, 2023June 29, 2024

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UPS Teamsters in Orlando prepare for looming nationwide strike

If the union and UPS don’t reach an agreement by the end of July, UPS workers could join the nation’s second-largest single-employer strike in U.S. history come Aug. 1.

by McKenna Schueler July 14, 2023August 4, 2025

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Florida hospital workers approve new union contract, addressing wages and safe staffing concerns

While the contract doesn’t fix all of the issues raised, the union describes it as a ‘step in the right direction’

by McKenna Schueler July 7, 2023July 24, 2025

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Florida teachers unions urge judge to block new public-employee union law

The law applies to most public-employee unions but exempts unions representing law-enforcement officers, correctional officers and firefighters

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida June 26, 2023September 12, 2024