Values Over Money: Joe Biden Shows Real Leadership For Puerto Rico’s Future
Coming on the first few days of Hispanic Heritage Month, and largely tailored towards the influential voting bloc of Puerto Ricans across battleground states, dueling proposals from the two campaigns have captured much fanfare.
The similarities between Republican and Democratic policy agendas end there. They really show how one presidential candidate, Joe Biden, is a true statesman, while President Trump remains the same conman we were warned about in 2016.
UAW Strike Show Labors Demise Was Greatly Exaggerated
For the last 22 days, United Auto Workers (UAW) members have been walking the picket line in support of better healthcare, wages and treatment of part-time employees. The support nationwide for the strike shows that working people are realizing the power they have.
Local Building & Construction Trade Unions Reach Out to Community with Career Opportunities
The Florida West Coast Apprenticeship Council will reach out to the community about the opportunities and career paths their trainings provide. On Thursday, May 10th, they will be working with faith and community leaders in the African American community to host an apprenticeship career fair at the NFL YET Center (3310 E Lake Ave, Tampa) from 10AM – 1PM. Members of the community will be able to talk to apprenticeship coordinators from local unions about apprenticeship programs that offer paid training, skills and industry certifications, and a path to a successful career with high pay and unrivaled benefits.
Scottcare: Florida “Open for Business”
Who does Rick really work for?: That’s a good question, because it’s really tough for Florida’s working families to trust Rick’s flipping positions on healthcare policy. The Governor who’s former private company saw the largest Medicare fraud in the nations history, [i] has spent most of his time in office convincing the taxpayers that over […]
Rick Scott’s Florida: Wage Thieves Gone Wild
Governor Scott has made Florida a haven for unscrupulous companies all in the guise of making Florida “business friendly”. It’s probably no surprise that the industries that have provided the bulk of Scott’s job recovery numbers (restaurant and lodging, retail and tourism) also pay the lowest wages, have the fewest benefits and are filled with […]
On The Campaign Trail: Dan Oliver
I have a strong desire to serve and make the right changes for my community but campaigning for political office is new to me. For the past 28 years I watched Hernando County officials make decisions that were often times really bad decisions. Because of this, I felt compelled to run for office. I want the […]
Rick Scott Makes Us Cringe
“When I hear a politician say that we have to raise the minimum wage so working families can make ends meet, I cringe…” – Governor Rick Scott Rick Scott’s Economy Scott Maxwell, of the Orlando Sentinel, put it quite plainly when he wrote, “If you’re still arguing that lowering corporate-tax rates and increasing corporate handouts […]
Rick Makes Us Sick
“Politicians, from the Orange County commission to Gov. Rick Scott, have done everything in their power on behalf of special interests to prevent Floridians from enacting Earned Sick Time. The U.S. is the only major industrialized country without a minimum sick leave standard, but in recent years the policy has been enacted with great success in states […]
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. […]