Working Conditions

Listen: May 1st is May Day, and citizens across Tampa Bay are planning on protesting the Trump administration.  In St. Petersburg,  protestors will gather on two I-275 overpasses during rush hour.  From 4:30 until 6...

Listen: People ship gifts, cards, and packages nationwide as the holidays kick into full swing – and that makes the peak season for the United States Postal Service.  Michael Williams is a letter carrier. He’s been...

The politics of unionization, the power of the working class and a stand against corporate greed.

Community Speaks WMNF shares the facts behind the headlines. Primary and general election analysis, humanitarian crisis and declaration of genocide.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is still investigating a death that occurred at the Mosaic phosphate plant in the Bradley area south of Mulberry. 29-year-old Jameka Williams was a process operator for the company...

A tragic bus accident killed 8 legal migrant farmworkers and injured dozens more who are now caught in a legal, immigration and medical limbo because their visas have expired before their treatments are complete.

Analysts from the Florida Policy Institute join us to talk about the 2024 State budget and the latest pending legislation on child labor, education, criminal justice, and immigration policies. Find out what the legislature...

Listen: The Florida Legislative Session starts January 9th, and a coalition of Florida advocates and leaders spoke on the steps of St. Petersburg City Hall to demand lawmakers listen to the concerns of working Floridians....

The Forum/The Fourth Estate takes a look at the headlines and other under-reported stories in perspective. The politics of race and the Republican-MAGA impact discussed in historical context. An inmate class-action lawsuit against the Alabama...

Florida GOP chair is subject of rape investigation The chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Christian Ziegler, is the subject of a rape investigation. A heavily redacted incident report from the Sarasota Police Department has several...

Picket line in Riverview Yesterday about 40 call center workers at Maximus in Riverview picketed to demand higher wages and better working conditions. It’s the federal government’s largest call center contractor.   New College funding...

Mass shooting suspect at large At least 22 people are dead and dozens more wounded in a mass shooting overnight in Lewiston, Maine and the suspected gunman is still at large. Last night’s shooting was...