Here’s the story of a lousy legislature and the working people who fought back for our rights! Find out more in Week 5 of the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update: The Tally Bunch!
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2022 Legislative Update Week 4: All In The Legislature!
This week on the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update, the characters you know and love are up to their same old antics!
Tune in to Week 4 of our Legislative Update series for yet another laugh-filled look at what’s going on in our State Capitol. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to get involved!
2022 Legislative Update Week 3: I Dream of Tallahassee
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session continues and things are getting zany in Florida’s Capitol! Tune in to this edition of the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update: I Dream of Tallahassee!
2022 Legislative Update Week 2: The Florida Legislature Show
Don’t touch that dial! The Florida Legislature Show is back for another week of hijinks and attacks on the rights of Florida’s working people.
Catch all of the laughs in Week 2 of the Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update: The Florida Legislature Show!
2022 Legislative Update Week 1: Leave It to the Legislature!
The Florida Legislature kicked off the 2022 Legislative Session with another round of reruns and attacks on Florida’s working people. Tune into Week 1 of the Florida AFL-CIO’s 2022 Legislative Update: Leave It To The Legislature!
2022 Florida AFL-CIO Legislative Update: The Reruns Continue!
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session is officially here, and the Florida Legislature is bringing back all the same old hits. Join the Florida AFL-CIO for the 2022 Legislative Update: Rerun Edition.
Working Families Lobby Corps 2022: Back in Tallahassee
This year the Working Families Lobby Corps is returning to Tallahassee! While we had some success last year during the Virtual Working Families Lobby Corps, we’re excited to have our citizen activists back in the halls of power in Tallahassee.
From the first day of the Legislative Session to Sine Die, its official closing, members of the Working Families Lobby Corps are the voice standing up for Florida’s working people. This year Working Families Lobby Corps members will be returning to in-person advocacy in the Florida Capitol. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all members of this year’s WFLC will be required to show proof of vaccination.
As a member of the Working Families Lobby Corps, you will spend a week in Tallahassee speaking up for Florida’s working families. Members can look forward to learning the ins and outs of Florida’s legislative process, meeting with their elected officials, becoming empowered to bring the fight for working people back to their communities, and solidarity with their fellow working people.
There have been some minor changes to the program as we return to in-person events. Members will now travel on Sundays, in anticipation of Monday morning committee meetings. Legislative briefings will depend on scheduled committees/legislation. Morning briefings will continue as usual from Tuesday through Thursday.
The Working Families Lobby Corps has been the premier program fighting back against legislation that harms working people. Click here to sign up to join the 2022 Working Families Lobby Corps.
Media Advisory: Florida AFL-CIO Strongly Supports Build Back Better Framework
The Florida AFL-CIO expresses its full support for the Build Back Better framework. These critical investments into our infrastructure and the American people will empower working families, expand America’s workforce, and build a brighter future for the American people.
“Those of us in organized labor have always known that President Joe Biden has our backs, and the Build Back Better framework shows his deep commitment to lifting up workers across our country,” said Florida AFL-CIO President Mike Williams. “The announcement of this framework makes clear that President Biden is dedicated to lowering costs for families, creating good-paying union jobs that provide economic security for workers, and investing in our infrastructure for generations to come. We stand in solidarity with President Biden and the Democrats in Congress who have worked extensively on legislation that will improve the lives of workers throughout our nation.”
These policies and investments into America’s workforce and infrastructure will put America on the right track to emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than before.
The Florida AFL-CIO represents over one million union members, retirees, and their families in the state of Florida.
For more information, please contact Michael Newberger, Communications Director for the Florida AFL-CIO, at Mnewberger@flaflcio.org or at 850-570-9953.
It’s Time to Pass the PRO Act!
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act or PRO Act is a game-changer for America’s working people. After decades of attacks on our right to organize, if passed, this bill would level the playing field between employers and working people. The bill will empower workers to advocate for improved safety standards, wages, and an economy that works for all.
Last year, the PRO Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives but was stifled by Mitch McConnell and his anti-worker allies. This year the bill has passed the House of Representatives once again, and we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pass this monumental legislation.
Join us in telling the Senate to vote yes on the PRO Act. Click here to sign the petition in support of the PRO Act. Click here to call your senator and tell them to pass the PRO Act.
Across the Sunshine State, members and leaders are continuing to advocate for the passage of the PRO Act.
Florida AFL-CIO President Mike Williams wrote a guest column for the Orlando Sentinel about the importance of this legislation. You can read it here.
North Central Florida Central Labor Council President Lanny Mathis’s op/ed in support of the PRO Act was published in the Gainesville Sun. You can read it here.
As part of a national week of action by the AFL-CIO, Florida’s Central Labor Councils held events calling on Florida’s senators to vote yes on the PRO Act.
The Space Coast AFL-CIO hosted a digital press conference, which you can watch here.
The West Central Labor Council hosted a press conference in downtown Tampa featuring U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Florida State Senator Darryl Rouson, Florida State Representatives Susan Valdes and Dianne Hart, and local labor leaders. You can watch the live stream of the event here.
The Central Florida also hosted a press conference calling on our senators to pass the PRO Act in Orlando along with State Representative Anna Eskamani. Click here to watch the live stream.
In Miami, State Senator Annette Taddeo joined the South Florida AFL-CIO for a rally outside of Senator Marco Rubio’s Miami office. After the rally and press conference, union members delivered postcards and local ordinances in support of the PRO Act to the Senator’s office.
The North Florida Central Labor Council hosted a rally and press conference outside of Senator Rubio’s Jacksonville office.
You can join us in sending a message to Senators Rubio and Scott by signing the petition here and calling our senators by clicking here.
2021 End of Session Brief
Below you will find our Pass/Fail overview of the major legislative issues for Florida’s working families that we have tracked throughout the 2021 Legislative Session. You can also download the overview here.
Stay tuned for our final Legislative Update video.
