Labor

Listen: A nationwide strike of dock workers is impacting Port Tampa Bay, one of 4 in the state. Port officials say it all comes at a vulnerable time after Hurricane Helene. About three dozen workers...

Four busy Florida ports will see direct impacts from an International Longshoremen’s Association strike for higher wages that began Tuesday.

The Florida law has controversial restrictions on public employee unions, like preventing dues being deducted from paychecks

A Florida A&M University faculty union wants to prevent the state from requiring an election to determine if it can still represent faculty.

Unions have challenged the constitutionality of changes that force Florida public employee unions to seek recertification.

Education unions are challenging restrictions that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature placed on public employee unions.

Listen: As summer weather continues to break records, UPS workers are feeling the heat. Drivers and warehouse workers are waiting on heat protections promised to them last year.  Gage Lacharite has been working with UPS...

Listen: 15 Starbucks stores nationwide are organizing and filing to join the union this month. One Clearwater Starbucks location hopes to join over 470 stores during contract negotiations. Raven Schvartz has been a barista at...

A fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks in the Florida law.

The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country.

DeSantis said, "the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could pave the way for housing of illegal alien workers.”

Nicole Payne, Hillsborough Black Chamber of Commerce President, talks the historic nature of  election participation and quality-of-life issues in Florida and the county. News updates and analysis. Listen in archives.