Vote Yes On Amendment 1 to Protect Florida’s Cherished Waters and Natural Areas for Future Generations
By Aliki Moncrief, Deputy Campaign Manager at Florida’s Water & Land Legacy This election, Florida voters will have the direct opportunity to help restore our drinking water supplies and protect the treasured natural areas that make Florida a great place to live and visit: by voting YES on Amendment 1. Amendment 1, the Water and […]
Rick Scott: Prison Profiteer
Who does rick really work for? For-Profit Prisons. Rick $cott: Pri$on Profiteer: In Florida, for-profit prison interests have spent close to $1.5 million towards buying Rick Scott’s support in the 2014 elections. Earlier this year, Scott attended a fundraiser at the home of the CEO of the GEO Group, the second-largest private prison company in the world. […]
2% Rick Scott and 100% Unconstitutional
It will probably come as no surprise that Governor Rick Scott says one thing but means another. After all, he’s a Tallahassee politician. But his support of drug testing recipients of taxpayer assistance rises above his ordinary hypocrisy. He, his political cronies and some big businesses have all received taxpayer funds, all without a single […]
#FarmTeamFriday: Less than 50 days till the Election!
With less than 50 DAYS until the election, our 2014 Farm Team candidates are hitting the pavement and taking to the phone lines to gather support for victory this November 4th. Building on our wins in 2012, our union sisters and brothers have continued to show the leadership and dedication it takes to be working […]
5 Unemployment Facts Rick Scott Doesn’t Want You To Know
The race for Florida’s governor is heating up and Rick Scott’s campaign is continuing to dump millions of dollars to try and rebrand the Big Business Governor as the champion of jobs and lowering unemployment for Florida’s Working Families. However, Rick has conveniently left out some important facts about unemployment that show he’s been fudging […]
Rick Scott’s Plan to Fool Florida’s Families
MEDIA RELEASE PDF LINK CONTACT: David Fernandez E: dfernandez@flaflcio.com P:850-570-9953 Rick Scott’s Plan to Fool Florida Families Scott’s attack on unemployment insurance undermined Florida’s economy (STATEWIDE, Fla. – Sept. 17, 2014) – As the race for governor heats up, ads are filling the airwaves with Rick Scott’s desperate attempt to fool Florida Families into thinking […]
FARM TEAM FRIDAY: Primary Results
Our Farm Team Program is working! Though we may not come out victorious in every race, our union brothers and sisters have brought incredible leadership skills to their campaigns and demonstrated their commitment to Union Brothers and Sisters and their communities. Four of our Farm Team Candidates had Primary Races; two others face opponents in […]
6 Reasons Why Rick Scott Is One of the Worst Candidates for Working Families in the 2014 Elections
AFL-CIO NOW Blog, by Kenneth Quinnell It’s an election year and we are quickly approaching the time when working families will have the opportunity to go to the polls and vote against a whole host of extreme candidates who support policies that limit rights, make it even harder to afford a middle class life and […]
Farm Team Friday: Dan Oliver
Dan Oliver, Labor Farm Team Candidate Hernando County Commission District 4 Dan is a member of Teamsters local 79 and has lived and worked in Hernando County for the last 25 years. He has worked for the Hernando County Commission for the last 24 years. His job has afforded him an intimate working knowledge of […]
Farm Team Friday: Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas, Labor Farm Team Candidate – Bradenton City Council Ward 3 Paul is a lifelong resident of Bradenton and proud member of AFSCME 1311. Until he retired he worked for the City Public Works Department for 22 years. During that time he led the organizing drive for city employees that formed AFSCME local union […]