Unions

Opponents of the measure say it deliberately targets teachers unions and will hurt workers who fall under the new rules.

The Senate raised the threshold again to require 50 percent of the represented members of a public sector union to vote for it to be valid.

Florida public employee unions are warning a bill moving through the Legislature would undermine them. Supporters say it raises accountability.

The U.S. Department of Labor in the Biden administration had said parts of the state law, such as the dues-deduction change, interfered with workers’ collective bargaining rights.

University professors, custodians, municipal employees and school district administrative employees across the state have lost union representation and the ability to collectively bargain since Florida's Senate Bill 256 went into effect last year. A total of 54 public sector unions have been legally terminated.

The law requires professors to undergo more frequent evaluations to earn tenure. That, along with restrictions on topics about race and DEI, are causing some to leave, USF faculty say.

A federal judge has rejected much of a lawsuit challenging restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature placed on public employee unions — but a fight will continue about a ban on deducting union dues from workers’ paychecks.

Baristas at Dale Mabry and Linebaugh filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board Wednesday. It would be the first location in the region to unionize.

Workers at the restaurants operated by Patina Restaurant Group, part of the Delaware North corporation, have concerns about lower wages compared to Disney employees, part-time instead full-time work, and a lack of benefits.

Higher education faculty is one group that's feeling the effects of tougher regulations placed on Florida public sector unions. Their leaders say union protections are more important than ever as state laws target certain freedoms.

While tens of thousands of public sector workers have lost their unions since a 2023 law went into effect, the United Faculty of Florida-FIU union is poised to stay alive and stronger than before.

Ever since the passage of a union law in 2023, tens of thousands of public employees have lost their bargaining rights.