CEO Pay and the 99%

The AFL-CIO launched their 2012 Executive PayWatch site—now called CEO Pay and the 99%—which includes the most comprehensive data accessible on 2011 executive pay. All of the data available is searchable by industry, by state and by the top 100 highest-paid CEOs. Check it and help us share it widely. CEO Pay and the 99% […]

Victory! Senate Defeats Prison Privatization 21-19

Yesterday, the Florida Senate rejected SB 2038, Gov. Rick Scott’s prison privatization scheme. The victory was the clear result of an outpouring of public support for correctional officers and prison workers along with disgust over private prison contractors’ attempts to subvert our democracy. Opposition to the privatization scheme was heavily bipartisan – with nine Republicans […]

Prison Privatization Vote Coming Soon. Call Today!

All hands on deck! Senate President Haridopolos and Rick Scott will Attempt to Ram Prison Privatization through the Senate Tomorrow! On Monday and Tuesday the Senate will convene to vote on SB 2038, the prison privatization bill. This bill will devastate small communities and working families’ economic stability and safety, but many in the Senate […]

Thank Key State Senators Stopping Prison Privatization

We’ve seen this movie before, as the Tampa Bay Times points out: It’s easy to tell when Florida’s leaders in Tallahassee are trying to ram through legislation that would not pass on its merits. First they try to sneak it through. Once caught, they change the rules and play with the financial numbers. Then the […]

Stand Up Against The Dangers of Prison Privatization

Rick Scott and some Legislators in Tallahassee are pushing the most dangerous bills imaginable. Two bills, SB 2036 and SB 2038, aim to privatize many governmental services and agencies without the public having a voice in the process. Both SB 2036 and SB 2038 are beyond reckless but Tallahassee politicians want them to become law […]

Stop The Legislature’s Scheme To Make Privatization Secret

Two destructive bills are being rushed through by Gov. Rick Scott and his cronies in the Legislature that would essentially keep privatization efforts in the dark, away from the view of Florida taxpayers. SB 2036 delays the delivery of key performance information on vendor contracts, so Floridians wouldn’t know if private contractors are doing the […]

Stand Up For Florida’s Children

You may have heard about Gov. Rick Scott’s plan to increase public education funding by $1 billion. Suspicious yet? You should be, because Scott is getting this “new” funding by cutting Florida’s Medicaid program, which coincidentally provides essential health care to hundreds of thousands of children in our state. And in case you forgot, Scott […]

Save America’s Postal Service!

On Tuesday, September 27, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (local time), members of the four employee unions of the United States Postal Service— • American Postal Workers Union • National Association of Letter Carriers • National Postal Mail Handlers Union • National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association —will join forces with members of our communities […]

Awake Again May 10!

If you’re angry about what happened to Florida during this year’s legislative session, then there’s a great chance to demonstrate how unhappy you are with Gov. Scott and the legislators who stood with him. Awake The State recently announced a new set of rallies on May 10th – called “Awake Again May 10.” Click here […]