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Aaron Carmella

Tampa labor activist opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership

Monday the United States reached agreement with eleven partner countries concluding negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership; there’s organized opposition to the TPP from environmental and labor activists, including a field director for the Central Labor...

Democratic firebrand Alan Grayson dispatches good news to minimum wage workers

Congressman Alan Grayson urges for Florida low wage earners to unionize. In a roundtable discussion, the congressman spoke with 10 or so minimum-wage workers, last Saturday at Tampa Letter Carriers Hall. Alan Grayson ramps up...
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Union for St. Pete city workers upset at proposal to drop step raises

St. Petersburg City Council will consider a new budget for final approval Thursday; but the union representing more than 1200 city workers is upset at a proposal by Mayor Rick Kriseman to eliminate annual step...
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Hillsborough teachers union: state needs to do more to help failing schools

This week the Hillsborough County School Board approved a new principal of Sligh Middle School in Tampa’s northeast Seminole Heights. It’s the fourth principal of the F-rated school in five years. To find out why...
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Head of Florida teachers union criticizes state education budget

Head of Florida teachers union criticizes state education budget

Fast food workers protest in Tampa for minimum wage hike

Fast food workers protest in Tampa for minimum wage hike

In Florida Secretary of Labor pushes paid family leave and increased minimum wage

In Florida Secretary of Labor pushes paid family leave and increased minimum wage
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May Day rally for labor and immigration rights in Ybor City

May Day rally for labor and immigration rights in Ybor City
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Adjunct instructors at USF will join national walkout Wednesday

Adjunct instructors at USF will join national walkout Wednesday
Fight for Fifteen

Fast food workers will strike Thursday in Tampa and across America

Fast food workers will strike Thursday in Tampa and across America
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Some Tampa WalMart workers will walk out on day after Thanksgiving

Some Tampa WalMart workers will walk out on day after Thanksgiving

Coalition of Immokalee Workers unveils Fair Food Label

Coalition of Immokalee Workers unveil Fair Food Label
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