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Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor While Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office, several other electeds and mayoral candidates told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they nonetheless found validation in ...

Story here: www.cltampa.com/news/florida...

Lively cover for @cltampabay.bsky.social this week feat. a story I wrote on Central Florida pols’ reactions to the victory of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC, including democratic socialist St. Pete city council member @richiejfloyd.bsky.social

Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’ The funding agreement could reopen the government if approved by the House and signed into law by President Trump.

Orlando Congressman @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’ www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor While Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office, several other electeds and mayoral candidates told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they nonetheless found validation in ...

Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...

Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor While Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office, several other electeds and mayoral candidates told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they nonetheless found validation in ...

Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...

Last month in Florida: New union organizing and union election results (Oct. 2025) Catch up on new organizing, feat. blue-collar staff in Volusia County schools, cop unions, and a couple dozen recertifications necessitated under Florida's ‘union busting’ law.

While the NLRB isn’t conducting union elections in the private sector right now, with the government shut down, Florida did see new organizing in the public sector this past month: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...

Return of the Body Snatchers • Protean Magazine This Halloween, Kim Kelly digs into the history of medical graverobbing and desecration-for-profit—a long-buried symptom of the heedlessness and abject cruelty of centuries past. Right? Surely nothing...

My favorite Halloween tradition is writing a spooky history essay for @proteanmag.com, and 2025’s is a good one. This time, we’re heading back to the graveyard.

Bring a shovel.

proteanmag.com/2025/10/31/r...

Orange County wipes out more than a half billion dollars in medical debt The debt relief initiative, made possible through funds from the Biden administration, has relieved medical debt for 302,000 people.

Leveraging a small portion of pandemic relief funds distributed under the Biden administration, Orange County announced this week that they’ve managed to wipe out more than a half billion dollars ($515M) in medical debt for 302,000+ residents www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orange-...

‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike While some progress has been made in contract talks, the union is threatening a potential strike if they don't reach a deal workers approve.

‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike

‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike While some progress has been made in contract talks, the union is threatening a potential strike if they don't reach a deal workers approve.

Story here: www.orlandoweekly.com/news/just-pr...

Starbucks workers in Oviedo, FL—a suburb about a half hour from Orlando—are ‘just practicing for a just contract’ as part of a national pressure campaign for a strong union contract with @sbworkersunited.org

story incoming for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social

Florida Dems urge state to take action as millions face delayed SNAP benefits due to gov't shutdown Millions of low-income Floridians who receive food stamp benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including veterans and the elderly, could see their benefits for...

Florida Democrats and U.S. House Rep. Maxwell Frost
are calling on the state to take action to fund SNAP benefits for the 2.8 million working-class Floridians who rely on them, should the federal gov shutdown stretch into Nov. and delay access www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins.

Dollar store workers fight to improve jobs even without a union via @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/dollar-store...

Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.

Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers

Here we go again: Florida lawmaker wants to allow employers to legally pay certain types of workers less than the state minimum wage. This bill was defeated in the last legislative session due to public outcry.

Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.

Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

Busted: What Florida's union busters have been up to | Oct. 2025 (Part 1) A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union-avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

New roundup of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and the employers that hire them, often at rates of $275+/hour, to convince workers against forming a union caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...

Disney blocks historic labor strike at Epcot in Orlando The Walt Disney Company has blocked what could have been a historic labor strike by food service workers at Disney World’s Epcot.

Disney blocks historic labor strike at Epcot in Orlando

Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed roundtable w/ a rotating group of guests! This @poweratwork.bsky.social ep features @orlandoweekly.bsky.social's @shecarrieson.bsky.social, University of New Orleans' @dralibustamante.bsky.social, & @latimes.com's @suhauna.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Rep. Maxwell Frost slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando Frost joined federal employees, unions and state representatives to highlight the impact of the government shutdown on Orlando’s workforce.

Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando www.orlandoweekly.com/news/rep-max...

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded .

That feeling when you identify yet another former union staffer who is now earning hundreds of dollars per hour to convince workers *not* to form a union

This is union busters trying to sell their $250/hour union busting services to Griselda's Pastry Shoppe, but still very fun data!

Here’s the underlying report from notorious union-busters Littler the article is summarizing www.littler.com/sites/defaul...

The unionization landscape is shifting. Here's how employers are navigating it. - Orlando Business Journal Employers admit they aren't currently equipped to handle their employees unionizing. Here's how they're navigating the new landscape.

A new labor survey from Littler Mendelson found that 1 in 4 organizations whose workplaces were not fully unionized reported experiencing “organization activity” over the past two years, and most don't feel prepared to “effectively respond” www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news...

Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid - Orlando Weekly Tens of thousands of federal employees in Florida are either working without pay or have been furloughed as the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, sparking affordability concerns...

Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid

Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid - Orlando Weekly Tens of thousands of federal employees in Florida are either working without pay or have been furloughed as the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, sparking affordability concerns...

“Once again, we are told our work is ‘essential,’ but our livelihoods are treated as expendable,” said AFGE member and Orlando International Airport TSA officer Candise Isla www.orlandoweekly.com/news/governm...

Florida's minimum wage rises to $14 an hour - Orlando Weekly Florida workers earning minimum wage should see extra money in their paychecks moving forward, as Florida’s minimum wage rises Tuesday from $13 an hour to $14 an hour.

Florida’s minimum wage rises to $14 an hour

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Florida's minimum wage rises to $14 an hour - Orlando Weekly Florida workers earning minimum wage should see extra money in their paychecks moving forward, as Florida’s minimum wage rises Tuesday from $13 an hour to $14 an hour.

Effective today, Florida's min. wage is now $14 an hour, nearly double the federal min. wage.

This wage hike comes as a result of a ballot measure approved by voters in 2020. It got more votes of support in Florida that year than either Trump or Biden. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected - Orlando Weekly Florida will see its minimum wage rise to $14 per hour on Sept. 30, thanks to a ballot initiative approved by Florida voters in 2020.

Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected

to be clear, it's not a lawsuit — they are criminal charges, and only half of them have been dismissed (so far!)