LABOR DAY: SOUTH FLORIDA WORKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS UNITE TO DEFEND WORKING FAMILIES
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to join labor and community leaders for Labor Day press conference to address local, state and federal funding threats to workers and residents
MIAMI-DADE, FL, Aug. 26, 2026 – The South Florida AFL-CIO will bring together over two dozen workers, labor leaders, community organizations and elected officials for a Labor Day weekend press conference focused on the growing pressures facing working families across Miami-Dade. The event will take place on Thurs., Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. at the United Teachers of Dade offices located at 5553 NW 36th Street, Miami Springs, FL 33166.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and more than a dozen unions and community organizations are expected to participate, along with state, county and municipal leaders. The press conference will address:
Proposed Miami-Dade County transit route and service cuts that threaten access to jobs, schools and basic services The impact of Amendment 3 on residents and the pressure it would place on county and local government revenue Federal actions targeting workers, unions, worker protections, public services, and immigrants The growing affordability crisis facing working families across South Florida
The event takes place the morning of Miami-Dade County’s first public budget hearing, scheduled for later that afternoon.
WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 10 a.m.
WHAT: South Florida AFL-CIO Labor Day Press Conference
WHO: South Florida AFL-CIO, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Leaders and members from more than a dozen unions and community organizations, State, county and municipal elected leaders, Workers, students, transit riders and community advocates
WHERE: United Teachers of Dade
5553 NW 36th Street, Miami Springs, FL 33166
WHY: Working people across Miami-Dade are facing pressure from every direction. The proposed county transit cuts alone affect more than 14,000 weekday rides and more than 4 million rides each year. The plan removes 12 routes and cuts early morning and late-night service used by workers throughout the county.
These routes connect residents to jobs in health care, tourism, aviation, logistics, retail, construction, agriculture, education and food service. They serve hospital workers, airport employees, warehouse workers, hotel staff, restaurant workers, construction crews, students and many other residents who rely on public transportation every day.
The cuts would hit some of Miami-Dade’s most vulnerable workers at a time of high housing, food, insurance and child care costs. Losing the first bus of the morning or the last bus at night can mean a missed shift, lost wages or a lost job. Employers face the same problem from the other side. Hospitals, hotels, airports, warehouses, restaurants and other major employers need workers who can reach their jobs on time.
The transit debate is one part of a larger fight over the future of public services.
Amendment 3, which is on the November ballot, would reduce property tax revenue available to counties and municipalities. Labor leaders will address the strain that loss of revenue would place on transit, public safety, parks, libraries and other services working families depend on.
Workers are facing pressure from Tallahassee and Washington too. Labor leaders will speak about policies affecting everyday working families, worker protections, public employees and the services communities rely on.
These issues meet at the same point: working families are being asked to carry more costs at a time when many can barely keep up. This Labor Day, workers and community leaders will call for a different set of priorities. Public budgets should protect the services that keep people working. Government should protect workers’ rights. Public policy should make it easier for families to survive, not harder.
The press conference will call on leaders at every level of government to stand with workers and protect the jobs, services and rights that keep South Florida running.