People we NEED, now more than ever
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This Valentine’s Day, we celebrate locals we cherish for their creative, community-building, activist work
People we NEED, now more than ever
labor
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Teachers, union leaders join Harris-Walz campaign in Orlando to slam Project 2025
‘This Project 2025 stuff is designed to take us back to a time when we fought for everything, and had nothing’
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Florida Democrat refiles bill to create a state labor department
Similar bills filed by Florida Democrats have failed to advance in the past, with little attention paid by lawmakers in either major party.
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Florida pension-fund managers focus on getting that money — even from firms that care about climate crisis and child labor
Patronis, DeSantis want to bar investments in companies with environmental, social and governance standards
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‘When we fight, we win’: Unite Here Local 737 prevails with historic contract for Orlando hospitality workers
Sodexo food service workers at OCCC notch a win in the ‘red state’ of Florida
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Orange County Convention Center hospitality workers avoid potential strike, win big raises and pension in new contract
The deal includes a historic minimum wage increase, ‘setting a new standard for Central Florida workers.’
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Disney’s best offer for union employees falls short, according to the workers’ unions
The STCU, a coalition of six labor unions representing 42,000 Disney employees, recommends rejecting the latest offer
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Orlando Starbucks workers join nationwide strike as contract talks remain stalled
Starbucks workers at the East Mitchell Hammock & City Plaza location were the first in Central Florida to vote to unionize.
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Disney workers demand immediate raise to keep up with rising rents and inflation
“I’ve seen grown men break down.”
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Florida HBCU uses religious exemption to disband faculty union
Edward Waters University is named after a prominent African American labor leader.
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Starbucks workers in Oviedo vote to unionize — the first Orlando-area store to do so
Anticipation. Nerves. Then, the final tally.
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So the Michelin Guide came to Florida, bestowing stars, Bib Gourmands and recommendations.
Should we care?
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South Park Avenue Starbucks in Winter Park is the latest local store to join the national union drive
Starbucks Workers United seeks better working conditions and a livable wage
