Dear Governor, When you were sworn in as governor on January of 2011, you had focused almost the entire speech on the economy and making the State of Florida ‘business friendly’ while rarely talking about your plans to uplift the …
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Take Action: Tell Congress to support NLRB’s fair elections rule
As expected, the right wing is at it again. The House and Senate Republicans have announced they will file a Disapproval Resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to undo the fair elections rule approved by the NLRB in late December. We expected this action …
FPSU supports Fair Economy Campaign
THESE ARE THE FACTS Politicians continue to cut programs and balance budgets on the backs of the middle class while corporations get tax breaks and giveaways. From 2009 to 2010, real GDP grew by 3%, while corporate profits increased by …
SEIU Announces Endorsement of President Obama’s Re-Election Campaign
Today’s announcement comes in conjunction with the national endorsement by the 2.1 million-member SEIU. The endorsement is the culmination of a six month conversation among SEIU members and leaders across the country that evaluated the candidates, identified members’ priorities, and ultimately led to a final endorsement.
Action Needed: Call Your Member of Congress and Tell Them to Focus of Jobs!
To create more jobs right now, President Obama has unveiled the American Jobs Act, a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans that Congress must pass right away.
Florida Public Services Union Members Graduate From SEIU Leadership Academy
A group of Florida Public Services Union members gathered in St. Petersburg last week for the Leadership Academy graduation ceremony. The SEIU Leadership Academy program is a five month training program run by the Florida State Council and includes participants …
Palm Beach County school employees could soon be paying more for insurance
Many school district employees might be paying more for health insurance after Jan. 1 because of a deal worked out this week between the Palm Beach County School District and the unions representing most of the district’s nearly 22,000 employees.
Florida Public Services Union Launches Direct Mail Campaign
With thousands of school district employees preparing to head back to work over the next few weeks, Florida Public Services Union launched an aggressive direct mail campaign this week to educate members who are enrolled in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) about major changes to their retirements and their paychecks.
SEIU Launches Media Campaign Highlighting Republicans Lack of Jobs Creation
The International in Washington, DC announced today that they will be launched a large paid media campaign in seven states, including Florida. The content of the advertising will be focused on Congressional Republicans failure to focus on jobs creation while, …
Florida Retirement System Rules Are About to Change
Today’s Tallahassee Democrat features an article that warns public employees to be prepared for smaller paychecks starting July 1. The new pension reform legislation was signed by Governor Scott and will go into effect on July 1. Under these new reforms, which will affect roughly 655,000 public workers, public employees will now be asked to contribute 3% of their salaries to their pension plans. Public employees in Florida have not received a raise in over four years.