labor unions
Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) issued a statement condemning President Donald Trump's latest executive order terminating collective bargaining with federal workers' unions involved in national security work. She said she would "always stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in labor and defend their fundamental rights." President Trump signed the order on Thursday, with […]
Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) has reintroduced a bill requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose how taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize union-related activities during official work hours. Named the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act, Rep. Franklin's bill requires agencies to report the total cost of official time, its purpose, individual employee data related to union […]
Following the widespread destruction of Hurricane Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday scathed the thousands of East Coast dockworkers and longshoremen who stopped working Tuesday as "unacceptable" after they went on strike in hopes of higher wages and automation protections. As members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), their work grinding to a halt will […]