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 …
Press Releases
SEIU Florida Public Services Union Congratulates Audrey Gibson on Senate District 1 Win
The 5,400 members of the SEIU Florida Public Services Union extends a heart felt congratulations to former State Representative, Audrey Gibson, on her important win in Jacksonville last night. SEIU Florida strongly supported Rep. Gibson in her campaign for the Florida Senate.
Statement: SEIU Florida Comments on Tea Party Republican Debate in Tampa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2011 SEIU FLORIDA MEMBER COMMENTS ON GOP TEA PARTY DEBATE IN TAMPA Miami, Fla.- Statement from 1199SEIU member Karen Quattlebaum, a surgical tech at Largo Medical Center, in response to tonight’s CNN Tea Party Republican …
SEIU FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICES UNION DISAPPOINTED BY OUTCOME OF PENSION LAWSUIT INJUNCTION HEARING
“Florida Public Services Union will continue to stand with Florida’s teachers, police and public workers in fighting this disingenuous attack on working families. As yesterday’s hearing proved, Florida’s public workers are bringing the fight right to the doorstep of Governor Scott and the Florida Legislature.”
FLORIDA WORKERS APPLAUD MORE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY TO IMPROVE UNION ELECTIONS
The NLRB’s proposal, while improving the way elections are held, falls short of the comprehensive labor law reform that is needed. But it represents an important step toward affirming the rights of workers to improve their lives by forming a union.
RELEASE: SEIU FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICES UNION JOINS PENSION LAWSUIT
Because nearly 9,000 SEIU Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) members will be affected by the new legislation passed by the Florida Legislature, FPSU feels it is necessary to join this lawsuit to protect the hard earned paychecks of thousands of public workers across Florida.
Release: Florida Public Services Union President Addresses Palm Beach County School Board
Palm Springs, Fla.- SEIU Florida Public Services Union (FPSU) president, Alphonso Mayfield, addressed the Palm Beach County School Board this evening to deliver prepared remarks expressing the need for a comprehensive, but fair, plan to move the Palm Beach County …