Florida PhoenixJanuary 31, 2022
9min0
'We need to take the fight to the state and local levels.'
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Florida PhoenixJanuary 31, 2022
Scott PowersOctober 6, 2021
6min1570
Pressure continues on moderate Murphy in the $3.5 trillion bill battle.
Renzo DowneyFebruary 15, 2021
6min1588
Before the pandemic, nearly half of Florida's households struggled to make ends meet.
Danny McAuliffeOctober 3, 2018
4min439
A group boasting more than 188,000 retired Floridian voters is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to quit suggesting Sen. Bill Nelson‘s age makes him unfit for office. “The members of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans call on Governor Rick Scott to stop using ageist, inflammatory language to describe Senator Nelson immediately,” Bill Sauers, president […]
Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2017
4min350
Rick Scott is firing back on calls for an investigation into his administration’s role in the deaths of Florida nursing home residents following Hurricane Irma in September. On Monday, a coalition of liberal groups including Progress Florida, For Florida’s Future, Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, AFSCME Florida, CREDO and others delivered petition signatures from more than […]
Mitch PerryOctober 4, 2016
8min387
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka was in Tampa Tuesday, where he participated in a rally outside the Westshore district offices of Marco Rubio, calling on the Florida senator to sign a pledge to protect Social Security. “Look, Marco isn’t upstairs in his office today because he doesn’t show up very often,” Trumka began his remarks while standing before a […]
Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2016
2min247
The Florida Alliance For Retired Americans, a non-partisan organization that is nonetheless affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has called for all candidates to sign a pledge to preserve Social Security. The organization, which claims 200,000 members in Florida, is seeking public pledge signatures on a statement declaring, “to oppose every effort to privatize, cut benefits or […]
Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015
4min348
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is endorsing Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “We believe that Congressman Murphy is the best suited for our agenda in Washington D.C. and will help move working families forward,” said Andy Madtes, AFSCME’s executive director, on […]