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Orlando truck drivers vote to unionize, despite company hiring professional union busters
The vote was close: 60-47 with over 90 percent turnout
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Orange County overdose prevention program aims to save lives, one fentanyl test strip at a time
Local nonprofit Largest Heart has distributed over 38,000 fentanyl test strips as part of their Test Before You Try program
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Disney Springs restaurant workers highlight their ‘second class’ status, with lower pay and fewer benefits than unionized Disney employees
They vow to continue the fight for a fair process to organize
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Weezer, Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. make for a night of nostalgia and modern musical kicks at the Kia Center
You’ll hear the ‘Blue Album’ in full
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Orlando LGBTQ+ creatives get the spotlight at Orlando Out Fest this weekend
First time for this Fringe-sponsored event
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Maitland mainstay Kappy’s Subs announces new lease deal after wave of public support
Saved by the proverbial bell
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Orange County teachers union again declares impasse after unsuccessful contract talks with school district
This is the third time in four years that the union and the district have deadlocked, as schools continue to struggle with teacher vacancies
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AT+T workers in Orlando back on the job after union secures tentative agreement with company
This concludes the longest telecommunications strike in our region’s history
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AT+T workers in Orlando and across the southeast mark nearly one month on strike
Local workers call on the telecommunications company to ‘get serious’
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Rock legend and ‘Orlando Weekly’ lensman Jim Leatherman shows off photos past and present at Lil Indie’s
Get to the gig … we mean, gallery
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Orange County opens new medication-assisted treatment program for opioid addiction
Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard approach for opioid addiction, and can cut the risk of future overdose in half
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Orange County to consider opting out of state law providing tax breaks to housing developers
County leaders would instead craft a local plan specific to development projects for those most in need of affordable housing
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‘Women should have the right to choose’: Florida men make calls to turn out the vote for abortion rights in November
The joint phone bank was organized by voter engagement group Mi Vecino and Men 4 Choice
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Kappy’s Subs to close this week
The sub shop will sling its last sandwich this weekend after nearly six decades
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Starbucks workers in Orlando seek to unionize
The local workers could join more than 10,500 Starbucks workers across the U.S. who have already unionized
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Should abortion count as a local issue in county elections?
While abortion rights are often framed as a federal or state issue, local government can give taxpayer funds to anti-abortion organizations or use zoning laws to restrict abortion access
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Orlando Fringe appoints new leadership triumvirate
Genevieve Bernard, Tempestt Halstead and Melissa Fritzinger will serve as co-equal leaders
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Share your thoughts: Biden admin opens public comment on federal heat protection rule for workers
The proposed rule could help protect approximately 36 million U.S. workers, including millions in Florida, from heat-related injury and death on the job
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Florida abandoned workplace safety for its public employees and attacked their unions instead
The federal government’s landmark workplace safety law has a glaring loophole that excludes Florida’s state and municipal workers.
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Pylon Reenactment Society singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay looks back (and forward), ahead of triumphant Orlando return
The South shall ‘Gyrate’ again