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McKenna Schueler
@shecarrieson.bsky.social
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Staff Reporter for Orlando Weekly | Words in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, In These Times, Strikewave, Facing South. Also have a Substack: Caring Class Revolt. Retweet =/= endorsement. Say hi/send tips: [email protected]
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · Jan 11
Just another afternoon thinking about how Florida doesn’t have a state labor department (because Jeb Bush abolished it) and how the state’s minimum wage is basically left up to an honor system because the state takes little action to enforce it. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida lawmakers ignore attempt to reestablish a state labor department to take on wage theft — again
The AG's Office, the only state enforcement mechanism for Florida's minimum wage, recovered unpaid wages for exactly one person last year.
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 11h
That feeling when you identify yet another former union staffer who is now earning hundreds of dollars per hour to convince workers *not* to form a union
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded .
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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1d
This is union busters trying to sell their $250/hour union busting services to Griselda's Pastry Shoppe, but still very fun data!
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 1d
A new labor survey from Littler Mendelson found that 1 in 4 organizations whose workplaces were not fully unionized reported experiencing “organization activity” over the past two years, and most don't feel prepared to “effectively respond” www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news...
The unionization landscape is shifting. Here's how employers are navigating it. - Orlando Business Journal
Employers admit they aren't currently equipped to handle their employees unionizing. Here's how they're navigating the new landscape.
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back to saying I’m Jesse @killgoldfish.bsky.social · 1d
Here’s the underlying report from notorious union-busters Littler the article is summarizing www.littler.com/sites/defaul...
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 1d
A new labor survey from Littler Mendelson found that 1 in 4 organizations whose workplaces were not fully unionized reported experiencing “organization activity” over the past two years, and most don't feel prepared to “effectively respond” www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news...
The unionization landscape is shifting. Here's how employers are navigating it. - Orlando Business Journal
Employers admit they aren't currently equipped to handle their employees unionizing. Here's how they're navigating the new landscape.
www.bizjournals.com
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 2d
Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid
Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid - Orlando Weekly
Tens of thousands of federal employees in Florida are either working without pay or have been furloughed as the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, sparking affordability concerns...
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 2d
“Once again, we are told our work is ‘essential,’ but our livelihoods are treated as expendable,” said AFGE member and Orlando International Airport TSA officer Candise Isla www.orlandoweekly.com/news/governm...
Government shutdown dooms thousands of Central Floridians to work unpaid - Orlando Weekly
Tens of thousands of federal employees in Florida are either working without pay or have been furloughed as the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, sparking affordability concerns...
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 8d
Florida’s minimum wage rises to $14 an hour

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Florida's minimum wage rises to $14 an hour - Orlando Weekly
Florida workers earning minimum wage should see extra money in their paychecks moving forward, as Florida’s minimum wage rises Tuesday from $13 an hour to $14 an hour.
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 8d
Effective today, Florida's min. wage is now $14 an hour, nearly double the federal min. wage.

This wage hike comes as a result of a ballot measure approved by voters in 2020. It got more votes of support in Florida that year than either Trump or Biden. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida's minimum wage rises to $14 an hour - Orlando Weekly
Florida workers earning minimum wage should see extra money in their paychecks moving forward, as Florida’s minimum wage rises Tuesday from $13 an hour to $14 an hour.
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 12d
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected - Orlando Weekly
Florida will see its minimum wage rise to $14 per hour on Sept. 30, thanks to a ballot initiative approved by Florida voters in 2020.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 11d
to be clear, it's not a lawsuit — they are criminal charges, and only half of them have been dismissed (so far!)
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11d
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's baseless lawsuit against journalist Timothy Burke after he uncovered and shared unaired portions of a Fox News interview.

This is a win for the freedom of the press.
Journalist Wins First Amendment Fight Over Wiretap Allegations
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed wiretap charges against journalist Timothy Burke citing significant First Amendment concerns.
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 12d
A low bar but although Florida's Attorney General is the only state official empowered to hold employers accountable for paying at least minimum wage, there is little/no evidence that the AG's office has ever taken enforcement action to do so.
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 12d
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected - Orlando Weekly
Florida will see its minimum wage rise to $14 per hour on Sept. 30, thanks to a ballot initiative approved by Florida voters in 2020.
www.orlandoweekly.com
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 12d
Florida used to have state labor department, tasked in part with investigating wage complaints, but former Gov. Jeb Bush abolished that roughly 20 years ago www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida lawmakers ignore attempt to reestablish a state labor department to take on wage theft — again
The AG's Office, the only state enforcement mechanism for Florida's minimum wage, recovered unpaid wages for exactly one person last year.
www.orlandoweekly.com
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 12d
A low bar but although Florida's Attorney General is the only state official empowered to hold employers accountable for paying at least minimum wage, there is little/no evidence that the AG's office has ever taken enforcement action to do so.
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 12d
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected
Florida AG candidate vows to enforce minimum wage law, if elected - Orlando Weekly
Florida will see its minimum wage rise to $14 per hour on Sept. 30, thanks to a ballot initiative approved by Florida voters in 2020.
www.orlandoweekly.com
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 15d
Shoutout to my Substack subscribers whose annual subscriptions just happened to renew ahead of my birthday
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 20d
Florida Democrat Kelly Skidmore has revived an effort to defund a controversial, state-funded program that promotes anti-abortion pregnancy centers.

“I believe that if you’re going to DOGE our counties and our cities, then start in your own house,” she says www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Democrat revives effort to end controversial taxpayer-funded anti-abortion program
Florida Democrat Kelly Skidmore has filed a bill (HB 6001) that seeks to abolish a controversial program, funded by taxpayers, that promotes alternatives to abortion
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 22d
Protester assaulted at Pulse crosswalk
Protester assaulted at Pulse crosswalk
Video footage shows a man kicking a person on the ground at the site of the formerly rainbow-colored crosswalk.
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 22d
Global Peace Film Festival brings Oscar-winning labor documentarian Barbara Kopple to Orlando
Global Peace Film Festival brings Oscar-winning labor documentarian Barbara Kopple to Orlando
For the 2025 Global Peace Film Festival, Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple will bring her classic class-struggle documentary Harlan County, USA directly to an Orlando audience this week.
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 22d
The Global Peace Film Festival is bringing Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple to Orlando this week to present two of her films, including the classic labor documentary Harlan County USA.

Had the pleasure of connecting with her for a Q&A: www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/global-...
Global Peace Film Festival brings Oscar-winning labor documentarian Barbara Kopple to Orlando
For the 2025 Global Peace Film Festival, Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple will bring her classic class-struggle documentary Harlan County, USA directly to an Orlando audience this week.
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 23d
New roundup of reported activity by Florida's union-avoidance consultants and the employers in Florida that hire them: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...
Busted: What Florida's union busters have been up to | Sept. 2025 (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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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 23d
#Florida teachers union president slams intimidation after state edu-ma-cation officials threaten social media probe of anyone who dared to speak the truth about Charlie Kirk. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social
Florida teachers union president slams intimidation after state threatens social media probe
The head of Florida’s statewide teachers union condemned what he described as doxxing efforts that have emerged online after Florida’s top education official threatened to investigate teachers for wha...
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · 26d
Florida teachers union president slams intimidation after state threatens social media probe
Florida teachers union president slams intimidation after state threatens social media probe
The head of Florida’s statewide teachers union condemned what he described as doxxing efforts that have emerged online after Florida’s top education official threatened to investigate teachers for wha...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 28d
Orlando officials file request with #Florida DOT to restore rainbow crosswalk at Pulse memorial, pointing out that it's not political. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social
Orlando officials file request with state to restore rainbow Pulse crosswalk
City officials sent a letter to the Florida Department of Transportation last month seeking permission to restore a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 29d
Wonder what their hourly rate was/is for Brightline... www.orlandoweekly.com/news/brightl...
'Brightlies': Passenger railway Brightline Florida hires union avoidance lawyers to discourage organizing workers
'I believe the best way to approach these matters is by working together, without a third party involved,' Brightline's president told employees over email
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McKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 29d
“In an engagement agreement with the City of Peekskill, New York, the [Littler Mendelson] firm says its attorneys make as much as $1,760 an hour” prospect.org/justice/2025...
Anti-Union Law Firm Tells Clients to Go Ahead With Illegal Union-Busting Tactic
On a private webinar, Littler Mendelson attorneys said ‘risk-tolerant’ employers could ignore a Rhode Island ban, because anti-union meetings provide ‘tremendous value.’
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Orlando Weekly @orlandoweekly.bsky.social · Sep 4
Florida Medical Association defends vaccines for kids after state leaders target mandates
Florida Medical Association defends vaccines for kids after state leaders target mandates
Florida’s leading professional association of doctors issued a statement in support of vaccinations for children Thursday, just a day after Florida Gov.
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