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The 2026 Legislative Session is here, and Florida’s working families are ready to fight! The past several months has been disastrous for working families. Our jobs, paychecks, healthcare and our very rights are under constant attack. Despite the threats, Florida’s labor community has been relentless in fighting back! Join Us!

Higgins recognized for strong pro-worker leadership, record of delivering results for Miami’s working families

On November 3, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren joined fellow Democratic Senators Chris Murphy and Tina Smith in Miami to meet with working families facing a crisis: skyrocketing healthcare premiums if Congress fails to extend ACA subsidies. Held at SEIU Local 1991, the event spotlighted South Florida as the epicenter of the health care affordability battle.

South Florida’s labor leaders gathered for a high-impact roundtable discussion hosted by United Teachers of Dade (UTD), featuring Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried.

United Way, one of the AFL-CIO’s national partners, supports 2-1-1, a free nationwide information and referral line that helps people find local resources they may be eligible to obtain 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This is a timely reminder that all Florida vote-by-mail (VBM) requests expired on December 31, 2024. Nothing rolled over into 2025. That means every Florida voter needs to submit a new VBM request now and confirm their voter registration is current.

As the only public health system in Miami-Dade, we face a serious risk if these Affordable Care Act subsidies are not extended. Losing millions of dollars in federal support would directly harm the health of our community.

Here is an invitation to participate in the National AFL-CIO's town hall zoom meeting on the World Cup tomorrow. As we are about to escalate our campaign in Miami-Dade it would be great if you can participate to see what is going on at the national level.

To keep this coverage affordable, preserve historic coverage gains made in recent years, and prevent millions of Americans from being uninsured, Congress needs to extend these subsidies NOW! The health of millions of Americans depend on it!

Several labor unions organized a protest on Monday at Miami International Airport.

Union leaders in South Florida used Labor Day to warn that mass deportations, work visa restrictions and federal funding cuts are threatening industries ranging from construction and trucking to healthcare, education and mail delivery.

Workers Sound Alarm on Cuts, Closures, and Attacks on Democracy

Florida AG says state will ‘continue operating’ facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ despite judge ruling

Ready to strike, University of Miami’s custodians demand higher wages