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Keith Perry on Florida’s Water: “It’s Not a Crisis”

by Jonathan Webber, Florida Conservation VotersOctober 25, 2016November 4, 2016
Florida’s decades-long water crisis is well documented and getting worse.
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Vote NO on Utility-Backed Amendment 1

by Aliki Moncrief, Florida Conservation VotersOctober 13, 2016October 25, 2016
A wolf in sheep’s clothing, Amendment 1 is a slick, misleading, multi-million-dollar advertising campaign designed to unfairly limit solar energy production and maintain the existing monopoly on electricity controlled by only a few large corporations.
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Volunteer to Protect the Vote in Florida

by Salandra Benton, Voter Protection OrganizerOctober 12, 2016October 13, 2016
This Election Day you can play an important part in protecting our democracy by becoming a non-partisan Election Protection Volunteer on November 8th!
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Rep. Dana Young’s Ties to Mosaic Fertilizer Spell Disaster for Florida’s Water

by Jonathan Webber, Florida Conservation VotersSeptember 22, 2016October 12, 2016
This behavior follows the larger trend where special interests pollute at will while everyday Floridians pay the price. Why? Because big polluters don’t have to worry about state lawmakers holding them accountable. In this case, it’s Rep. Dana Young (R-Tampa)
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South Florida labor and community host citizenship workshops

by Patrick FooteSeptember 20, 2016October 12, 2016
MIAMI - Ahead of the November elections, a coalition of labor and immigrants' rights groups is helping South Florida residents become naturalized citizens.
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Community • Labor

Building Worker Power with Immigrant Labor Leaders

by Curtis Hierro, Central Florida AFL-CIOAugust 24, 2016September 6, 2016
The Central Florida AFL-CIO, working with community partners, affiliates and the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) recently launched a leadership development program to empower leaders in the immigrant community to champion initiatives that improve the lives of workers, their families and communities in Central Florida.
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Growing Latino Vote Key to Victory in Florida

by David Fernandez, Florida AFL-CIOAugust 23, 2016August 24, 2016
A recent report sheds some light on just how important the Latino vote is in this year’s election, especially in Florida.
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Union Members Kickoff Electoral Campaign

by Richard Quincoces, South Florida AFL-CIOAugust 2, 2016August 16, 2016
This past weekend, the Florida AFL-CIO kicked off the largest ALL-volunteer based electoral program in the state to prove again that passionate volunteers are the key to victory in November.
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Florida Elections Voter Survival Guide

by Salandra Benton, Community Organizer, Florida AFL-CIOJuly 20, 2016August 1, 2016
Labor and community organizations are working side by side to engage voters in Union Halls, places of worship and in their own neighborhoods urging each of them to be prepared.
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Verizon Strike Solidarity in the South

by Curtis Hierro, Central Florida AFL-CIOMay 11, 2016July 20, 2016
Verizon is trying to change workers schedules and cut their pay not out of financial hardship, but blatant corporate greed.
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