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The Scoop: Fri. Dec 20th, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

New social media law goes into effect Jan. 1 A new law banning kids under the age of 14 from having social media accounts takes effect in Florida on January 1. Under the law, 14...
Port Tampa Bay strike of longshoremen

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard will go to ports where longshoremen are on strike

DeSantis also issued an executive order with additional steps to respond to “any disruptions” caused by the strike.
Labor unions

Florida Ports, including Port Tampa Bay, feel the effects of a strike

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

Orlando Sentinel reporters plan a walk-out

Orlando Sentinel reporters are staging a walk-out this morning. The reporters are attempting to unionize the Sentinel newsroom.

Riverview call center workers stage picket, demanding $25/hour, better healthcare, and more

Listen: On Thursday, call center workers at Maximus, the federal government’s largest call center contractor, picketed to demand higher wages. Call center workers want the Biden administration to increase wages to $25 dollars an hour,...
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: Mon., September 25, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Rays Stadium cost Last week the Tampa Bay Rays announced plans to build a new $1.3 billion dollar stadium in St. Petersburg if the team can convince the St. Petersburg City Council and the Pinellas...

Teamsters secure new deal for UPS drivers; strike avoided

UPS has reached a deal with the 340,000-person-strong Teamsters union, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt shipping services nationwide.
The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, July 14th, 2023

  Union workers rally members and rear their heads to UPS More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike on August 1st after contract negotiations fell through earlier this month. Labor...

UPS Teamsters rev up for possible strike next month

More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike - labor organizers practiced picketing in Tampa and in other cities in Florida.
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Listen: Florida prisoners living with HIV Florida now leads the country in the percentage of prisoners living with HIV. WMNF’s Chris Young reports on the various causes that may have led our state to this...
Fight for Fifteen

Florida low-wage workers strike for a national $15/hour minimum

Low-wage workers in Tampa and across the state are striking to demand a national minimum wage of fifteen dollars an hour.
National Nurses Organizing Committee on potential nurses strike

Nurses at 4 Tampa Bay area hospitals authorize strike

Registered Nurses from seven Florida hospitals and from four other states have voted to strike if their contract negotiations continue to flounder. Rosanne O’Malley is the chief nurse union representative at Medical Center of Trinity...
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