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

by Fight For FloridaFebruary 20, 2012

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.

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Victory! Senate Defeats Prison Privatization 21-19

by Fight For FloridaFebruary 15, 2012

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.

Prison Privatization Vote Coming Soon. Call Today!

by Fight For FloridaFebruary 13, 2012

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.

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Thank Key State Senators Stopping Prison Privatization

by Fight For FloridaFebruary 3, 2012

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.

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Florida Workers Say Handing Control of Governmental Functions to Corporations will Jeopardize Public Safety

by Fight For FloridaJanuary 31, 2012

(Tallahassee, FL) Working Floridians today said the Legislatures’ scheme to hand over state prisons to private companies will hurt families and communities, while increasing the dangers posed by violent criminals.

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Awake the State 1/10/12

by Fight For FloridaJanuary 5, 2012

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.

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

by Fight For FloridaSeptember 20, 2011

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.,

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Save America’s Postal Service!

by Fight For FloridaSeptember 13, 2011

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 to send a message to the nation and its Congress.

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Come Celebrate Labor Day with Fight for Florida!

by Fight For FloridaAugust 16, 2011

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.

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Florida Wages Grind To A Halt

by Fight For FloridaApril 25, 2011

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.