Labor

The bill would create an exemption to Florida’s voter-approved minimum wage for workers classified as trainees.

Listen: A bill advanced in the State House Tuesday that would allow Florida workers to waive their constitutional right to minimum wage.  The bill received mostly negative pushback during public comment, with some worried that...

Critics of the child labor bill say it would exploit children but proponents say it's a “parental rights” issue.

About 70 postal workers and labor organizers rallied in Tampa today (Thursday) amid threats to privatize the United States Postal Service. It was part of The American Postal Workers Union’s national “Day of Action”  Last...

Drivers working for the largest mail subcontractor for the US Postal Service are in their third week of a 24-hour a day 7 day a week strike. Drivers in Tampa for 10 Roads Express are...

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...