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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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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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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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‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike
While some progress has been made in contract talks with Starbucks, the union is threatening a potential strike if they don’t reach a deal that workers approve.
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Orange County teachers approve new union contract offering small raise amid budget shortfall
Most teachers will receive a 4 percent raise under their new collective bargaining agreement
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Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
Florida Republican Ryan Chamberlin filed similar legislation for consideration earlier this year but it failed to pass
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Arbitrator blocks labor strike at Disney’s Epcot in Orlando
Disney argued a strike by employees of one of its contractors would violate a separate union contract Disney has that covers its own employees
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So far ‘everyone is showing up’ to work at Orlando airport despite being unpaid during shutdown
An official statement from the airport states that contingency plans are in place should there be a “dramatic decrease” in TSA officers showing up to work
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Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid
‘Once again, we are told our work is essential, but our livelihoods are treated as expendable,’ said one Orlando International Airport TSA officer
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Florida’s minimum wage rises to $14 an hour
Florida now has the highest minimum wage in the geographic South, thanks to a historic vote by Floridians in 2020
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Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected
‘For decades, the Attorney General’s Office has functioned to prop up the powerful and corrupt’
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Disney Epcot workers to vote on strike at Italy Pavilion
If approved by workers, a strike could be called for as soon as Sept. 30.
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Florida city councilman had side gig as Amazon union-buster, but his required reporting is full of holes
Layton City Council member Jared Rodriguez reported earning $2,100 per day for a month-long job last year to ‘assess’ employees at an Amazon facility in New Jersey.
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Orange County jail medical staff decry ‘two-tier’ pay system, report feeling undervalued
One nurse told Orlando Weekly that federal orders to house undocumented immigrants on behalf of ICE have worsened short-staffing problems.
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Orlando distributor paid union-busting firm to persuade workers to ditch union
The union-busting firm Quest Consulting has reported billing rates of $300 to $450 per hour.
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Workers demand Disney investigate contractor for allegedly violating Disney code of conduct
The workers are employed by the Patina Group, a Disney subcontractor that operates several restaurants at Disney Springs.
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New watchdog report finds Central Florida union busters failing to comply with federal law
It’s the same old story: enforcement is weak, and penalties amount to little more than a slap on the wrist.