Labor

The Florida constitution increases the minimum wage to $14 an hour on Sept. 30 and will go to $15 an hour on Sept. 30, 2026.

Local community activists are recognized with World Builder Awards. Lyfe Malcolm (Bronze Titan), Sean Kinane (WMNF News and Public Affairs Director), activist Connie Burton, Jarvis EL-Amin (Community Herald), and Tampa Councilman Luis Viera. Not pictured...

Tampa Riverwalk, Unions, the politics of state and Federal funding.

The 2023 Florida law prevents the deduction of union dues from government employees’ paychecks.

The historical importance of the builders is on topic as Jerel McCants, Tampa Bay-based architect, talks about his book “The Architecture of Segregation: the hierarchy of spaces and places”. Sunday Forum October 13, 2024 8am...

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

Listen: A nationwide strike of dock workers is impacting Port Tampa Bay, one of 4 in the state. Port officials say it all comes at a vulnerable time after Hurricane Helene. About three dozen workers...

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

The Florida law has controversial restrictions on public employee unions, like preventing dues being deducted from paychecks

A Florida A&M University faculty union wants to prevent the state from requiring an election to determine if it can still represent faculty.

Unions have challenged the constitutionality of changes that force Florida public employee unions to seek recertification.

Education unions are challenging restrictions that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature placed on public employee unions.