AFSCME In The News
Recently, AFSCME Florida was included in an article about Department of Labor changes pushed by the Trump Administration that will further strip workers in Florida of their rights and freedoms on the job:
I reached out to several unions that represent mass transit workers in the state, including the Teamsters, Transport Workers Union, and AFSCME to see if they had any response to this reversal by the DOL — and what it’ll mean for their members.
“Dedicated public service workers across Florida continue to join their AFSCME union every day because they see the value of their contract at work and they understand the importance of a protected voice on the job,” the union shared in a statement. “They have done this in the face of unprecedented attacks on their freedoms from the Governor and now from D.C. We strongly disagree with the Department of Labor’s move to end the important protections these waivers grant but, for the three AFSCME locals impacted, we are prepared to meet SB256 requirements to ensure their voice and their contracts are not lost.”
Florida’s anti-union law, they argued, “has only resulted in wasted taxpayer dollars and is a constant reminder to workers that they are not valued or respected by many of Florida’s elected officials.”