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

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Florida public employees get mailers rife with disinformation about the state’s new union bill

The anti-union mailers were sent by an out-of-state think tank in response to Florida’s newly passed SB 256

by McKenna Schueler June 14, 2023July 24, 2025

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Sanford nurses rally for safe staffing, joining a national day of labor action

‘Some nurses say they fear for their license,’ said one nurse. ‘I fear for a patient’s life.’

by McKenna Schueler June 13, 2023April 1, 2025

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Sodexo faces allegations of union-busting at a private college near Orlando

Labor union Unite Here has filed an unfair labor practices charge on behalf of Rollins College food service workers

by McKenna Schueler June 5, 2023April 16, 2025

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‘We were making Florida great’: Orlando workers, businesses join statewide protest against Florida immigration law

SB 1718 will lead to existential choices for the state; immigrants do the construction, agricultural, and service industry jobs that make Florida run

by McKenna Schueler June 1, 2023November 25, 2024

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Orlando hospitality staffing agency ordered to pay back wages after denying workers overtime rates

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $114,000 in back pay for 100 employees

by McKenna Schueler May 31, 2023January 5, 2025

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Florida hospital workers will refuse to take on voluntary overtime next month, file labor complaint

A hospital spokesperson dismissed the union’s claims of understaffing, insisting the hospital system provides a safe environment for patients.

by McKenna Schueler May 26, 2023January 21, 2025

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Florida’s lack of a labor department leaves workers with limited options

Republicans abolished the state labor department in 2002, and with it, an active mechanism for helping victims of wage theft

by McKenna Schueler May 22, 2023June 8, 2025

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Florida unions file lawsuits over DeSantis’ union-busting bill and prepare for fight ahead

From legal challenges to boots-on-the-ground organizing, Florida union members aren’t ready to let their unions be crushed by a new anti-union law without a fight

by McKenna Schueler May 12, 2023May 14, 2025

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Near Orlando, HCA Osceola hospital staff warn of understaffing and unsafe conditions for patients

The Hospital Corporation of American frequently faces allegations of understaffing; employees say their employer puts profits over people

by McKenna Schueler May 10, 2023July 1, 2025

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs anti-union bill into law, calling it ‘paycheck protection’

DeSantis calls it protection, but teachers have described it as an attack on their unions

by McKenna Schueler May 9, 2023June 20, 2025

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Orlando rallies for ‘our dreams and freedom’ on International Workers Day

Advocates and activists show community organization is very much alive in Central Florida

by McKenna Schueler May 2, 2023April 22, 2025

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Florida Uber and Lyft drivers launch effort to organize for better pay, better app policies

Local rideshare drivers are organizing with a group that’s come under scrutiny in the past by some labor activists and organizers.

by McKenna Schueler May 1, 2023June 15, 2025

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Florida Republicans pass anti-union bill, reject Democrats’ attempts to soften its blow

Florida legislators approve a gut punch of a bill to public employee unions, largely along party lines

by McKenna Schueler April 26, 2023November 17, 2024

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Sodexo management allegedly orchestrated a ‘no-union’ rally at Rollins College, after workers filed to unionize

Many of the concerns raised at the ‘no union’ rally were false or mistaken.

by McKenna Schueler April 25, 2023June 21, 2025

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Florida Republicans take aim at ‘living wage ordinances’ and, by extension, working families

‘It’s painfully obvious that the GOP doesn’t give a damn about the working class of this state.’

by McKenna Schueler April 18, 2023July 17, 2025

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Rollins College dining workers formally file for a union election

Rollins College could gain a union on campus for its dining workers

by McKenna Schueler April 13, 2023March 19, 2025

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Here we go again: Florida anti-union bill teed up for a full House vote despite mass opposition

The bill, described as ‘union-busting’ by critics, now heads to the full House for a vote

by McKenna Schueler April 12, 2023December 15, 2024

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Florida unions zero in on Republican lawmakers, calling directly on them to kill the anti-union House Bill 1445

The bill targets public sector unions and has already gotten the OK from the Florida Senate

by McKenna Schueler April 7, 2023June 24, 2025

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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

by McKenna Schueler April 6, 2023September 17, 2024