Working Conditions

Hillsborough county teachers are bargaining for a new contract. Some teachers are trying to get leverage with a form of work protest. 

Daylight Saving Time always begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November in accordance to current federal law. At 2AM during Day Light Saving Time, clocks will “fall...

“Breaking The Glass Ceiling” is a phrased that was coined by Marilyn Loden , an American writer, management consultant, and diversity advocate. Loden used the phrase in 1978, during a panel discussion about women’s aspirations...

Floridians gathered outside the St. Petersburg Office of State Sen. Jeff Brandes Tuesday to protest legislation that would exempt felons and workers under 21 from getting a $15 minimum wage. Opponents of the bill say...

October 6, 2020 A new investigative report from Reveal from the nonprofit Center for Investigative Journalism obtained internal documents from Amazon showing high rates of injury at its network of fulfillment centers. Amazon, which has...

Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Fast-food workers across Florida say they fear getting sick at their jobs and many are not being given protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. During what they...

Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/03/19 from the drop down menu: https://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity/ Intro: Our guest today Mark Katches, the executive editor at the Tampa Bay Times. He’s been...

The partial government shutdown has dragged on for more than a month; and this week, affected federal workers will miss their second paycheck. In a press conference at Tampa International Airport Tuesday, several of those...

Dolores Huerta won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her life of organizing workers, especially migrant farmworkers. With Cesar Chavez she co-founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. Huerta will...

In the last few months the City of Tampa passed an ordinance trying to cut down on human trafficking by regulating businesses that pose as a massage parlors; but opponents of what’s called the “bathhouse...

Radioactivity 3 15 18 Good Morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—in the wake of the tax cuts passed by Congress—how are American workers doing? Earlier this year Congress passed and President Trump...

WMNF’s Radioactivity 11 28 17 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—low paid college professors. While some full time professors, administrators and coaches are doing well, adjunct professors at colleges are living...