Fight For Florida

Unions ensure job security and benefits for young workers. Extremist Florida Republicans want to take this away.

Send a message: STOP HB1445! https://act.aflcio.org/petitions/protect-floridas-young-workers-no-to-hb1445/?source=fbpost

There's been a lot of talk about Florida's so-called "hiring crisis", and the idea that unemployment benefits are to blame for it.

The real reason for this "labor shortage": Florida is experiencing a strong labor market, companies that actually invest in their workers are having no trouble finding employees.

Want to Fix Florida’s So-Called “Hiring Crisis”? Invest in Working People - Fight For Florida Florida’s businesses are beginning to fully reopen after over a year of diminished demand and adjusted schedules during the COVID-19 pandemic and are finding themselves having difficulty recruiting working people. There have been slews of reports about this so-called “hiring crisis” across the...

This Election Day, a much-needed increase to Florida’s minimum wage is on the ballot. Amendment 2 would benefit Florida’s working people, businesses, and communities.

Amendment 2: A Step Forward For Florida's Working People - Fight For Florida This year, the people of Florida have the opportunity to move Florida forward by voting Yes on Amendment 2. If passed, Amendment 2 would institute a $15 minimum wage over a gradual period.

Florida’s seen a lack of leadership and planning from our elected officials in the rush to reopen schools. In Miami, the United Teachers of Dade are showing leadership in their community, writes President Karla Hernandez-Mats for Fight For Florida.

"We're Modeling Resiliency": United Teachers of Dade President on the Return to Schools - Fight For Florida As Miami's education professionals, my colleagues and I in United Teachers of Dade are expanding our lessons from the classroom to the entire community because we are facing issues that threaten our collective well-being. Since the COVID-19 pandemic took root in the United States, our teachers, dist...

The United States Postal Service is one of America’s longest-serving and most trusted institutions. That hasn’t stopped President Trump and his allies from attempting to destroy it.

The Postal Service Is One Of America’s Most Trusted Institutions. So Why Is Trump Trying To Kill It? Every day, the United States Postal Service delivers hundreds of thousands of pieces of mail to every corner of the country. The USPS is one of America's longest-running and most trusted public institutions. It's served the American people through wars, depressions, and pandemics. Their deliveries a...

Environmental justice and workers’ rights are on the ballot in 2020, writes Carson Mitchell of Florida Conservation Voters for Fight For Florida.

Climate Change and Labor are Intertwined Florida is experiencing a climate emergency. Temperatures continue to increase, sea levels are rising, flooding is displacing communities, and intensified storms threaten both our coasts and inland areas. These cascading effects touch every aspect of Floridian's daily lives: our health, water resour

Joe Biden has real plans and policies to move Puerto Rico forward, while President Trump has provided nothing but empty promises and insults writes Marcos Vilar, Executive Director of Alianza for Progress.

Values Over Money: Joe Biden Shows Real Leadership For Puerto Rico's Future Coming on the first few days of Hispanic Heritage Month, and largely tailored towards the influential voting bloc of Puerto Ricans across battleground states, dueling proposals from the two campaigns have captured much fanfare. The similarities between Republican and Democratic policy agendas end t

Florida’s online voter registration system has a history of crashing when overloaded. With just weeks to go until Election Day, the State of Florida must ensure that Floridians are able to register to vote.

All Eyes on Florida’s Online Voter Registration System Voting is one of the most powerful actions that citizens can undertake. Our responsibility to improve our collective wellbeing and affect change by participating in the democratic process starts with registering to vote. But an unknown number of Floridians have had their rights denied because the st

"This ruling runs counter to the foundational principle that Americans do not have to pay to vote," said Julie Ebenstein, senior staff attorney with the ACLU's Voting Rights Project. "The gravity of this decision cannot be overstated. It is an affront to the spirit of democracy."

'Incredibly Dark Day for Voting Rights': With Support of Trump Judges, Federal Court Upholds Florida Poll Tax Weeks Before Election "The gravity of this decision cannot be overstated. It is an affront to the spirit of democracy."

The Federal Government is once again attempting to open up drilling off of the coast of Florida. The Sunshine State cannot risk another disaster.

Trump’s secret plan to open Florida to offshore oil drilling must be stopped | Column Sean Shaw says he challenges every elected official and candidate in Florida to speak up against the president’s secret plans.