JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Union members, labor leaders and local elected officials gathered at City Hall on Labor Day to press lawmakers on rising costs, workers’ rights and the future of organized labor.
The press conference was organized by the North Florida Central Labor Council and the North Florida Future Labor Leaders.
“Workers continue to be squeezed harder and harder by cost of living, the job market, and the economy as a whole,” the North Florida Future Labor Leaders said. “Florida legislatures continue to push anti-union bills, with a particular aim at weakening public-sector unions, specifically teachers’ unions.”…