Week 4 saw some of the most egregious attacks on Working Families, showing how out of touch the crazy legislation is in Florida. Watch our update video to see how members across the state fought back against this lunacy!
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2023 Working Families Lobby Corps Week 3
The lunacy at the Capitol continued in week three focusing on further eroding the rights of our State’s Working Families. Check out our video to see the insanity happening in Tallahassee!
2023 Working Families Lobby Corps Week 2
2023 Working Families Lobby Corps Week 1
Coming out of Interim Committee Weeks, the sheer zaniness of the Florida Legislature continued during the first week of Session. Watch our video to see what this crazy cast of characters got up to this week!
2023 Working Families Lobby Corps Welcome
The Florida Legislature is in full attack mode right now and is rapidly pushing policies ranging from the misguided to the absolutely insane. They want to defund public schools, take over local governments, eliminate free speech on our college campuses, censor the press, take away women’s reproductive rights and eliminate the basic rights of our public sector workers. Join our Working Families Lobby Corps activists in Tallahassee to fight back for common sense in the Florida Legislature.
Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update Week 9: The Session!
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session has officially come to a close. It’s been a packed season full of laughs, gags, and solidarity!
Tune in to our final episode of the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update: The Session!
2022 Legislative Session Sine Die Brief
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session has officially come to a close. The Legislature could not pass the budget in a timely manner, so the 2022 Legislative Session was extended until today, March 14th. The legislature adjourned Sine Die this afternoon at 1:03 P.M.
Below, you will find our official Sine Die report, including information on the key bills facing Florida’s working families and whether or not they passed this year. Click here to download the brief.
Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update Week 8: The Session About Nothing
Do you ever get the feeling that the Florida Legislature doesn’t care about Florida’s working people? What is the deal with that? It’s another episode about the session about nothing!
Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update Week 7: The Not So Fresh Session of Tallahassee
Here’s the story all about how our lives got flip-turned upside down by Florida’s not-so-fresh Legislature! It’s another episode of the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update!
Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update Week 6: Jeers!
For Florida’s workers, making their way in the world today takes everything they’ve got! Unfortunately, the Florida Legislature is decidedly not a place where everyone knows your name. It’s another week of cheers and jeers in the Sunshine State!