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Florida public employees get a first wave of mailers rife with disinformation about the state’s new union bill | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge John T. Fox/@johntfox on Twitter Flyer created by the Freedom Foundation, a billionaire-backed nonprofit, targeting public employees affected by a new law...
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Sanford nurses rally for safe staffing, joining a national day of labor action | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge National Nurses United Nurses rally outside of HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford, calling for industry-wide safe staffing standards. A group...
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Sodexo faces allegations of union-busting at a private college near Orlando | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge McKenna Schueler Local college student holds sign reading, “Union busting is disgusting” at a student-organized rally in support of Sodexo workers at...
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‘We were making Florida great’: Orlando workers, businesses join statewide protest against Florida immigration law | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge McKenna Schueler Felipe Sousa, executive director of Hope CommUnity Center, speaking at a protest demonsration in Orlando over a new Florida immigration...
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Orlando hospitality staffing agency ordered to pay back wages after denying workers overtime rates | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Adobe Housekeeper cleaning a hotel room. An Orlando-based hotel staffing company that employs cleaning and maintenance workers unlawfully denied employees overtime, and...
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Florida hospital workers will refuse to take on voluntary overtime next month, file labor complaint | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge photo by McKenna Schueler Employees of HCA Florida Osceola Hospital rally outside the hospital over understaffing, which they say is creating unsafe...
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Florida unions file lawsuits over DeSantis’ union-busting bill and prepare for fight ahead | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Photo via Ron DeSantis/Twitter On the same day that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill described as “union-busting” by...
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Near Orlando, HCA Osceola hospital staff warn of understaffing and unsafe conditions for patients | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge photo by McKenna Schueler HCA Florida Osceola Hospital employees and community allies rally in support of safe staffing to help protect patient...