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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 9h

Organizers on the campaign to raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 in 2020 today compare it to the campaign of Angie Nixon for US Senate “Floridians are desperate for a political outlet that will actually change their material conditions for the better” www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

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Florida’s minimum wage hits $15 this week; organizers reflect on the fight

Florida’s minimum wage is about to hit $15 — and that didn’t come by chance, or the political will of politicians, but by the will of Floridians themselves.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 01/10/2026

Really heartwarming to see some of these names again, thanks to McKenna for writing

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Tim Watson @timwatson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Florida is fundamentally a working-class state with really high income inequality." A great piece on the $15 minimum wage ballot measure that passed here in 2020. Look under the glitz of Florida, and this is why Angie Nixon's success isn't as surprising as it first appears.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disney, which supposedly swore off politics after the Don't Say Gay clash, is now throwing a $25K-per-person fundraiser for scandal magnet #Florida AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social

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Disney to host $25K-per-head 'family' fundraiser for Uthmeier

Disney World is preparing to host a weekend-long fundraiser for a Republican state official running for re-election this fall.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today, Florida's minimum wage hits $15––not thanks to politicians, but the determination of Floridians of all political stripes who voted to raise the state minimum wage in 2020. I talked to activists who helped organize on the campaign to make that happen www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

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Florida’s minimum wage hits $15 this week; organizers reflect on the fight

Florida’s minimum wage is about to hit $15 — and that didn’t come by chance, or the political will of politicians, but by the will of Floridians themselves.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

One activist with the Orlando chapter of the Sunrise Movement told commissioners they grew up in poverty, are concerned about how data centers will affect affordability in their community—yet led with this moving message:

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Orange County yesterday moved forward with developing a data center moratorium after more than two dozen people spoke in support during public comment. “A moratorium gives the county time to choose the rules — the rules that work best for our community” www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Orange County moves closer to temporarily banning data centers

Although there was no vote on a moratorium, just a discussion of the idea, commissioners are expected to vote on it Dec. 1.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New roundup of activity reported to the federal labor department by Florida’s union avoidance consultants (aka union busters), feat. union-busting gigs for 3M, Sysco, etc caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...

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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | September 2026 (Part 1)

A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Could a hyperscale data center moratorium be coming to Orange County (FL)? County commissioners will discuss tomorrow at the request of Commissioner Kelly Semrad, who told me that she supports a permanent ban outright, but will settle for a temporary one. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Orange County could temporarily ban AI data centers

Commissioners will discuss temporarily banning the construction of hyperscale data centers, following dozens of Florida municipalities.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

World’s largest houseplant company Costa Farms faces pressure from worker advocacy groups like WeCount! and the Farmworker Association of Florida to sign onto 'Plant Justice' worker protections www.orlandoweekly.com/news/labor/w...

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World’s largest houseplant company faces pressure to sign onto worker protections

Worker advocates urged Costa Farms to sign onto the worker-developed Planting Justice program at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, outside the Farmworker

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New from @unitedfacultyfl.bsky.social union member Jordan Walter Scott: Politically Institutionalized Repression and the Undermining of Florida’s Public-Sector Unions, 1968-2023 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Unclear why, but the state agency that enforces labor law in Florida's public sector (Public Employees Relations Commission) conducted only 1 union election last month. Activity in general was super slow, not sure if this is related to a focus on rule-making around SB 1296.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New roundup of what Florida’s union avoidance consultants and firms have been up to over the last month feat. union busting gigs for Johns Hopkins, the Las Vegas Sphere, and more caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...

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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | August 2026 (Part 2)

A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A local Tex-Mex chain in Orlando abruptly shuttered all of its locations earlier this month, without providing anyone (including employees) advanced notice. Former staff told me they haven't received their full final paychecks and aren't sure if they will. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Former Gringos Locos staff say they were stiffed on pay after sudden restaurant closures

Employees say they were given no advance notice of the restaurant closures, and they have no idea when, or if, they will be paid. They remain uncertain despite a vague commitment made by their former ...

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Truthout @truthout.org · 20/08/2026

In late July, Raul Calvo, a well-known California union-buster, called workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. “He said he was just going to give us the information that he got in an email three days ago, that ICE was here outside.”

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Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers

California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Volusia County is moving forward with a permanent ban on the development of large-scale data centers. As one council member put it, “Why the hell would any sane person want these in your community?” www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Volusia County advances permanent ban on large-scale data centers

Volusia County leaders are moving forward with a plan to permanently ban the development of large-scale data centers, siting pressure from the community

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

There's a lot going on so I hope folks take a second to read this news from @shecarrieson.bsky.social. The development is really important and also pretty weird.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For what it’s worth, Angie Nixon has for years been one of the only Democrats in Florida actively trying to restore Florida’s state labor department to meaningfully combat wage theft and protect workers’ rights www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

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Florida Democrat refiles bill to create a state labor department

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Weakened federal heat protection rules leave Florida workers sweating Florida is the national epicenter for workplace heat injuries — and workers organizing to convince their employers to… floridatrib.org/2026/08/13/weakened…

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Weakened federal heat protection rules leave Florida workers sweating

Florida is the national epicenter for workplace heat injuries — and workers organizing to convince their employers to offer voluntary heat protections.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Disney World workers are demanding Disney drop its contract with the Patina Group, a 3rd-party restaurant operator at Disney Springs and Epcot over allegations of wage theft, ignoring sexual harassment, and unlawfully firing a worker over her pro-union activity @orlandoweekly.bsky.social

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Inbox: Aircraft fuelers employed by Orlando International Airport contractor Menzies Aviation successfully unionized w/ @transportworker via voluntary union recognition, expanding TWU’s presence at MCO.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Out with a new roundup of organizing in Florida's private and public sectors, feat: • YMCA lifeguards organizing with the Teamsters • Registered nurses organizing with the UFCW • Cops in Cedar Key organizing with the PBA, and more. caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...

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Last month in Florida: New organizing and union election results (July 2026)

Catch up on new organizing in the Sunshine State, feat. rehab workers, YMCA lifeguards, registered nurses, security officers, and more.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A new roundup of what Florida's union-avoidance firms have been up to, according to federal filings, feat. union-busting gigs for Amazon, Real Alloy, etc caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...

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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | July 2026 (Part 2)

A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The NLRB last week ordered SeaWorld to recognize & bargain with a union of divers at its affiliated theme park Discovery Cove who voted to unionize with the IUOE Local 30 last year. The board also ordered SeaWorld to post 'Oops, we violated federal labor law' notices at the park visible to workers

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SeaWorld Orlando ordered to post 'We violated federal labor law' notice at park

In a victory for divers at Orlando’s Discovery Cove who voted to unionize last year, The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that SeaWorld has

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Alicia Farrant was elected to the Orange County school board in 2022 as a Moms for Liberty member. Now, she's running for school board chair (her opponent, Angie Gallo, has been endorsed for the role by most of their fellow board members) www.orlandoweekly.com/news/electio...

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Mom for Liberty running for Orange County school board chair

Orange County School Board member Alicia Farrant (Aug. 12, 2025) An Orange County school board member and member of the right-wing "parental rights" group

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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 24/07/2026

“Public safety should never become collateral damage with uncertain fiscal consequences,” the Florida FOP stated.

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Florida police and fire unions oppose property tax rollback

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

US Rep Maxwell Frost has endorsed Angie Nixon for US Senate, to flip the Florida seat currently held by GOP Sen. Ashley Moody Nixon is a progressive state rep who supports Medicare for All, the PRO Act, taxing billionaires, and protecting communities from energy-hungry data centers

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

“It's strange to be talking about getting rid of those baseline protections here in Congress, where hundreds of us being paid six figures to work inside feel the need to kill these kinds of basic worker protections” - Rep. Greg Casar

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today, the U.S. House Ed & Workforce Committee is discussing HR 6213, a bill that seeks to block OSHA from finalizing a Biden-era rule intended to protect workers against extreme heat. It has 60 co-sponsors (all GOP), including Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Orange County sheriff John Mina downplayed his office's role in immigration enforcement this week while defending his nearly half-billion dollar budget pitch — “We will follow the law,” said Mina. “But it’s just not a top priority for us.” www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

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Orange County sheriff downplays immigration enforcement while defending half-billion budget pitch

Orange County Sheriff John Mina downplayed the role of the sheriff’s office in federal immigration enforcement Wednesday after facing scrutiny from local

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Florida's Public Employees Relations Commission may be a small agency (despite extra funding they've received since the passage of the 2023 anti-union law), but it also took them literally just four minutes to fulfill a public records request I submitted this morning. How nice!

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Labor news is moving fast. Come get the expert take — LIVE. ⚡ Power Half-Hour Ep. #31 | July 21 | Noon ET/9 AM PT. @mrsethharris.bsky.social with @shecarrieson.bsky.social, @klbrenner.bsky.social, Jacob Morrison @cornellilr.bsky.social ▶️ Register: www.linkedin.com/events/74806...

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My latest roundup of reported activity by union avoidance consultants based in Florida so far this month, contracted by employers such as McCormick and Caesar's Palace to persuade their employees not to unionize (at rates of $275+/hour) open.substack.com/pub/caringcl...

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Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | July 2026 (Part 1)

A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.

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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NEW: After security guards voted to form the first union at SeaWorld Orlando last year, SeaWorld has since refused to recognize the union or begin negotiations. As of last month, they are now allegedly refusing to do so by claiming the NLRB is unconstitutional www.orlandoweekly.com/news/labor/t...

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They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves.

Anthony Ella has worked security at SeaWorld for about a decade, typically working night shifts, where his greatest responsibility is keeping tabs on the

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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NEW: Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog Cannot overstate how big a deal this next salvo from Florida is.. including the little known history of how independent accreditors pushed the South to desegregate colleges and universities www.wlrn.org/education/20...

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Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog

Accrediting agencies have long fought to keep politics out of higher education, but a new Florida-created accreditor could open the political floodgates.

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