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Brightline Florida attendants seek to unionize in historic organizing effort
The Transport Workers Union has had prior success in talks with Brightline West
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Florida’s historic adjunct union movement collapses in the advent of new anti-union law
An adjunct faculty union at Valencia College formed in 2021 has been decertified by the state, along with all seven other adjunct unions across Florida.
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Federal judge sides with Florida in public-employee union restriction fight
A fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks
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Winter Haven contractor fined $161K by Department of Labor for exposing workers to potentially deadly falls
This comes after Florida lawmakers approved legislation this year that loosens child labor rules in residential construction.
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Starbucks workers union asks for community support this weekend in fight for a fair contract
The Orlando metro area has one unionized Starbucks location in Oviedo
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Florida has highest rate of heat-related illnesses in the country, says report
Over the past four years, Florida has also had the highest rate of emergency room visits because of heat-related problems
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As Florida temperatures soar, Disney World workers struggle and pass out from the heat
According to the Teamsters, two performers in Disney World’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ show fainted over the weekend
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Florida has a new law loosening child labor restrictions on construction sites — what should employers know?
First of all, federal child labor laws supersede less protective state laws.
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Civilian employees in Orange County Sheriff’s Office vote to dissolve union
This is the first union in Florida to vote so far to dissolve their union following the state’s adoption of new anti-union regulations last year.
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Biden administration proposes worker heat protections, after DeSantis banned such rules in Florida
OSHA’s proposed rule would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when temperatures top certain thresholds
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‘We’re fighting for them’: Nurses at local HCA hospitals in Florida organize for safer staffing levels
Understaffing can risk patient safety and care in hospitals, but HCA Healthcare has ignored attempts by nurses to establish minimum staffing ratios.
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Orlando union-busters helped Ohio charter school violate employees’ rights, federal judge finds
The Orlando-based Labor Pros, and its consultants, have a history of skirting federal labor law
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‘The system is broken’: How one community organization fights wage theft in Central Florida
The Farmworker Association of Florida works with the U.S. Department of Labor to help victims of wage theft recover pay they are lawfully owed.
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Orlando to award a nearly $300,000 contract to water company accused of violating labor law
A city spokesperson said the city was not aware of any involvement the company had with unfair labor practices.
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Florida lawmakers ignore attempt to reestablish a state labor department to take on wage theft — again
The AG’s Office, the only state enforcement mechanism for Florida’s minimum wage, recovered unpaid wages for exactly one person last year.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis approved rollbacks to child labor laws this year. Here’s what to know.
An explainer of the changes that specifically affect minors 16 and older, which go into effect July 1.
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New study says excessive heat increases frequency of worker injuries after Florida lawmakers stripped protections
The study was released less than a month after DeSantis signed a bill barring local heat protections for workers
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Retail workers vote to form Florida’s first H&M union
There are 15 unionized H&M store locations in New York, but no others in Florida.
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A new organizing drive at Disney Springs sparks both excitement and some opposition
Hospitality workers who serve as the backbone of Central Florida’s economy ‘deserve better pay, and they deserve better benefits,’ says Orange County Dems chair.
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On International Workers Day, Orlando hotel workers rally to raise industry standards for all
Issues on the table include wages, pensions, reduced workloads and ending the exploitation of temp workers.