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Jan. 07, 2022

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Retirees Step Up Candidate Education at Start of Critical Election Year

The ringing in of a new year brings with it the start of a critical campaign cycle. While the candidates and pundits have been hard at work for months, most Floridians are just now tuning in.

Retirees Step Up Candidate Education at Start of Critical Election Year

Dec. 30, 2021

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Wage preemption, pandemic protection sets labor's 2022 legislative agenda

James Call, Tallahasee Democrat, 12/29/21

Wage preemption, pandemic protection sets labor's 2022 legislative agenda

Dec. 14, 2021

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AFSCME Florida Members Elect New Officers During Virtual Convention Centering on Worker Organizing

AFSCME Florida Council 79 members held a two-day virtual convention December 10 to 11. The convention was focused on ways the Council’s 58 locals could continue the successful internal and external organizing that has been the hallmark of the last years.

AFSCME Florida Members Elect New Officers During Virtual Convention Centering on Worker Organizing

Dec. 10, 2021

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Raises should be 'for those at the lowest end of the pay scale'

AFSCME, the labor union representing state workers, said it "appreciates" DeSantis recognizing there's been "years of undervaluing" state workers.

Raises should be 'for those at the lowest end of the pay scale'

Dec. 08, 2021

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FL is far behind other states when it comes to starting pay for correctional officers

Vicki Hall, president of AFSCME Florida, a labor group, told the Phoenix in an email that the state should also focus on raising pay for other workers in the prison system.

FL is far behind other states when it comes to starting pay for correctional officers