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Labor activists want local control over wage theft ordinances, ask state to stay out of it listen

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Tags: Aaron Carmella, AFL-CIO, labor, worker's rights, Florida Senate, Florida House of Representatives, Kevin Beckner, 2013 legislative session

Labor activists are protesting two bills working their way through Tallahassee they fear would hurt workers. The protest in front of the County Center in downtown Tuesday Tampa was led by AFL-CIO regional coordinator Aaron Carmella who said the so-called “wage theft” bills would rob local governments of their abilities to protect workers from unfair employers.

“They say that they’re trying to streamline a process to keep it the same across the state, but basically what they’re doing is t...

Farmworkers will march for rights, respect and fair food listen

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Tags: Coalition of Immokalee Workers, worker's rights, Fair Food Agreement, Publix

The Coalition of the Immokalee Workers is starting its two week march for rights, respect and free food this Sunday. They are again calling on Publix to support human rights for Florida tomato-pickers. Farmworkers and their supporters will march 175 miles to draw attention to their cause.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, together with eleven major food corporations have established a partnership called the Fair Food Program to prevent sub-poverty wages, wage theft, sexual harassment and...