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Taxes would skyrocket for grad student workers under House bill
The Republican tax bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives would dramatically increase taxes paid by graduate students doing much of the teaching and research on university campuses; we speak with two graduate assistants...
Disney workers living near poverty fighting for a pay raise
A 2014 report by the Associated Press found a rash of homelessness among children living in the Central Florida communities around Walt Disney World. There were more than 1,200 homeless families with children just in...
A look at school bus driver working conditions
Tuesday morning a Pinellas County Schools bus driver let students off the bus ten blocks away from their destination at Lealman Innovation Academy; according to a press release from the St. Petersburg Police Department, the...
Union head: teachers spend own money on classroom supplies
Public school students go back to class in several counties across the Tampa Bay area Thursday, and many of them will have teachers who have to dig into their own pockets to buy classroom supplies....
Unions fight for living wage for Disney workers
Thousands of unionized workers at Walt Disney World parks are negotiating for a wage increase and other benefits; and like what happened after previous wage hikes, the laborers hope that if they win a victory,...
Workers organize May Day rallies in Tampa Bay
Monday is May Day or International Workers Day; on MidPoint we speak with people helping to organize May Day rallies in the Tampa Bay area. The Tampa May Day march and rally is sponsored by 15 groups...
Tampa fast-food workers protest Trump pick for labor
The Senate hearings for Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, Andy Puzder, will likely be delayed until February; but workers opposed to his confirmation still demonstrated outside a Hardee’s restaurant Thursday afternoon on West Hillsborough...
Lakeland Ledger newsroom may form union
A Florida newsroom appears close to forming a union; reporters at The Ledger of Lakeland will vote soon on whether to unionize to help stem the tide of layoffs. This may be the first newsroom to...
Preview of Tampa May Day celebration
Sunday is May Day – a celebration of workers and labor rights; there is a pot-luck picnic planned for the university area in Tampa. WMNF News interviewed Roger Butterfield with the Tampa May Day organizing...
Law professor weighs in on SCOTUS vacancy after Scalia’s death
Arch-conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday and the balance of the Court could shift with his replacement; WMNF spoke with a constitutional law professor about how election year politics could influence what happens....
Do Walmart workers really choose whether to work on Thanksgiving?
Many retail stores will have extended hours this holiday weekend. For many workers it means a choice between spending time with families and earning money to make ends meet. Walmart will be open all weekend, but...
Fight for $15 rally in Tampa part of a bigger social & living wage movement
Strikes, walkouts and rallies in Tampa and Saint Petersburg were part of a nationwide protest demanding a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage. Tuesday’s events in the Tampa Bay metro area culminated with a rally...
