Attacks on our local governments!
Thousands of education staff, teachers and Floridians fight back against the menace in our Capitol!
Our democratic rights threatened by our elected officials!
All this and more in Week 1 of the Florida AFL-CIO’s 2020 Legislative Update: The Return Of Terror!
Update
2020 Legislative Update: It Came From Tallahassee
Florida’s legislative session is here and our state is under attack!
This year we’re back just in time, as positively monstrous threats to working people are coming from our Capitol!
Stay tuned for our weekly updates on the issues, thrills and chills coming out of this session!
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See you next week for our first update!
Protected: Workers First Caravan: Florida’s Working People Stand Up For Economic And Racial Justice
In the interest of safety for our delegates, guests, and staff, this year the Florida AFL-CIO COPE Endorsing Convention will be held digitally via Zoom Video Communications.
The virtual convention will be held June 20th and 21st, 2020, from 9 A.M.. to 12 P.M. EST on Saturday and from 9 A.M. to Adjournment on Sunday.
For more information on convention, including registration, please email Helen Parker, Convention Manager at hparker@flaflcio.org
Protected: This Labor Day, Remember the Working People Who Built This Nation: A Labor Day Message From Florida AFL-CIO President Mike Williams
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from all of us here at the Florida AFL-CIO!
🎥 2019 Legislative Update Week 9
The Florida Legislature’s annual assault on Working Families has come to an end. The final week saw a flurry of legislation guaranteeing an apocalyptic future for Floridians, and as the smoke clears the dystopian reality is becoming clear. Check out our final video of the year to see the last minute attack unfold and how the activists form the Working Families Lobby Corps stood strong against the politicians and their big-money friends.
2019 End of Session Brief
See below for pass/fail overview of the major working family issues we followed during the 2019 Legislative Session. Click here for a downloadable version of the brief.
Stay tuned this weekend to our Facebook and Youtube pages for your union legislative update video finale, “Sine Die” edition.
🎥 2019 Legislative Update Week 8
Florida’s Legislative Session is winding down, but the attacks on working families are still coming at full force. Committee meetings have ended so the final shape of our dark dystopian future is taking focus. The politicians and their big-industry allies continued the assault on public education, local control and healthcare access, setting up an apocalyptic reality for working Floridians. Thankfully, the Working Families Lobby Corps was there to meet their attack and help preserve Florida for future generations.
🎥 2019 Legislative Update Week 7
Week 7 of Legislative Session saw the politicians pull out all the stops in their attack on working families. Political tricks and last-minute amendments were used to be sure the big-money special interests were taken care of at the expense of Florida’s future generations. Public school safety and funding, access to healthcare and our constitutional rights were all under attack, and the Working Families Lobby Corps was there to fight back!