Fight Back Against A Cut To The Minimum Wage For Tipped Employees

Are you a worker who earns tips?Click here to write a personal letter to the Florida Senate. The extremists in charge of the Florida Legislature think $4.65-per-hour is just too much for waiters and waitresses to be making. Their latest scheme would slash the hourly wages of tip earners, like restaurant employees, parking attendants, hotel […]

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 […]

Awake the State 1/10/12

It’s time to Awake The State! Gov. Rick Scott and his extreme allies in the Legislature have launched an all-out assault on Florida’s middle class. They have cut billions from our public schools, harmed the quality of health care Floridians receive, and cost thousands their jobs. Average Floridians are fed up with their governor and […]

Locations for the September 27th “Save America’s Postal Service” throughout Florida.

Listed below are the locations for the September 27th “Save America’s Postal Service” throughout Florida. District 1 Who: Congressman Jeff Miller Where: 348 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach When: 4:00p.m. — 5:30p.m. Who: Congressman Jeff Miller Where: 4300 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola When: 4:00p.m. — 5:30p.m. District 2 Who: Congressman Steve Southerland Where: 3116 […]

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 […]

Come Celebrate Labor Day with Fight for Florida!

Earlier this summer, Floridians from all walks of life, came together in Central Florida to Fight for Florida’s Future. Thousands were educated, energized and introduced to the Working Families’ Movement. Now, we need to turn up the volume. Will you be able to join us on Labor Day? If so click here to RSVP for […]

Florida Wages Grind To A Halt

The Palm Beach Post reports this morning that wage growth for Floridians is the slowest it’s been since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here’s what that looks like: People who are out of work often don’t have the luxury of waiting for a job that fits their skills precisely. Sometimes that means they have […]