McKenna Schueler
@shecarrieson.bsky.social
Staff Reporter for Orlando Weekly | Words in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, In These Times, Strikewave, Facing South. Also have a labor Substack, Caring Class Revolt. Say hi/send tips: mckenna@orlandoweekly.com
Damn, how did I miss this last week? This is why I listen to @poweratwork.bsky.social (and read @msainato.bsky.social) apnews.com/article/wisc...
Wisconsin's appeals court overturns ruling that had restored collective bargaining power
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have suffered a legal setback as they seek to regain the collective bargaining rights they lost 15 years ago.
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Inbox: Aircraft fuelers employed by Orlando International Airport contractor Menzies Aviation successfully unionized w/ @transportworker via voluntary union recognition, expanding TWU’s presence at MCO.
#Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill to block OSHA heat protection for workers. One sponsor: Gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social
Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workers
U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds speaking with attendees at the 2025 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 21, 2025. As
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Out with a new roundup of organizing in Florida's private and public sectors, feat: • YMCA lifeguards organizing with the Teamsters • Registered nurses organizing with the UFCW • Cops in Cedar Key organizing with the PBA, and more. caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...
Last month in Florida: New organizing and union election results (July 2026)
Catch up on new organizing in the Sunshine State, feat. rehab workers, YMCA lifeguards, registered nurses, security officers, and more.
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A new roundup of what Florida's union-avoidance firms have been up to, according to federal filings, feat. union-busting gigs for Amazon, Real Alloy, etc caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...
Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | July 2026 (Part 2)
A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.
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The NLRB last week ordered SeaWorld to recognize & bargain with a union of divers at its affiliated theme park Discovery Cove who voted to unionize with the IUOE Local 30 last year. The board also ordered SeaWorld to post 'Oops, we violated federal labor law' notices at the park visible to workers
SeaWorld Orlando ordered to post 'We violated federal labor law' notice at park
In a victory for divers at Orlando’s Discovery Cove who voted to unionize last year, The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that SeaWorld has
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Okay, now I understand why journalists/media workers are leaving the industry to become PIOs floridapolitics.com/archives/809...
‘Trooper Steve’ will be one of highest-paid government spokespeople in Central Florida
The new Apopka spokesperson will be paid more than the Apopka Mayor.
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Alicia Farrant was elected to the Orange County school board in 2022 as a Moms for Liberty member. Now, she's running for school board chair (her opponent, Angie Gallo, has been endorsed for the role by most of their fellow board members) www.orlandoweekly.com/news/electio...
Mom for Liberty running for Orange County school board chair
Orange County School Board member Alicia Farrant (Aug. 12, 2025) An Orange County school board member and member of the right-wing "parental rights" group
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Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workers
U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds speaking with attendees at the 2025 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 21, 2025. As
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“Public safety should never become collateral damage with uncertain fiscal consequences,” the Florida FOP stated.
Florida police and fire unions oppose property tax rollback
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US Rep Maxwell Frost has endorsed Angie Nixon for US Senate, to flip the Florida seat currently held by GOP Sen. Ashley Moody Nixon is a progressive state rep who supports Medicare for All, the PRO Act, taxing billionaires, and protecting communities from energy-hungry data centers
“Changes of this magnitude should not be made behind closed doors without the input of Congress, the flying public, the local airport authorities, and TSA employees themselves.” floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/21/u...
Union objects to Trump administration move to privatize security at Tampa International Airport • Florida Phoenix
Officials with the union representing transportation security officers at more than 400 U.S. airports are criticizing the decision by the Trump administration and officials with Tampa International Ai...
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“It's strange to be talking about getting rid of those baseline protections here in Congress, where hundreds of us being paid six figures to work inside feel the need to kill these kinds of basic worker protections” - Rep. Greg Casar
McKenna Schueler@shecarrieson.bsky.social · 2w agoToday, the U.S. House Ed & Workforce Committee is discussing HR 6213, a bill that seeks to block OSHA from finalizing a Biden-era rule intended to protect workers against extreme heat. It has 60 co-sponsors (all GOP), including Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds.
Today, the U.S. House Ed & Workforce Committee is discussing HR 6213, a bill that seeks to block OSHA from finalizing a Biden-era rule intended to protect workers against extreme heat. It has 60 co-sponsors (all GOP), including Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds.
Orange County sheriff John Mina downplayed his office's role in immigration enforcement this week while defending his nearly half-billion dollar budget pitch — “We will follow the law,” said Mina. “But it’s just not a top priority for us.” www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
Orange County sheriff downplays immigration enforcement while defending half-billion budget pitch
Orange County Sheriff John Mina downplayed the role of the sheriff’s office in federal immigration enforcement Wednesday after facing scrutiny from local
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“A decade ago, the state of Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease.” @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/priv...
Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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Florida's Public Employees Relations Commission may be a small agency (despite extra funding they've received since the passage of the 2023 anti-union law), but it also took them literally just four minutes to fulfill a public records request I submitted this morning. How nice!
Labor news is moving fast. Come get the expert take — LIVE. ⚡ Power Half-Hour Ep. #31 | July 21 | Noon ET/9 AM PT. @mrsethharris.bsky.social with @shecarrieson.bsky.social, @klbrenner.bsky.social, Jacob Morrison @cornellilr.bsky.social ▶️ Register: www.linkedin.com/events/74806...
My latest roundup of reported activity by union avoidance consultants based in Florida so far this month, contracted by employers such as McCormick and Caesar's Palace to persuade their employees not to unionize (at rates of $275+/hour) open.substack.com/pub/caringcl...
Busted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | July 2026 (Part 1)
A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them.
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They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/labor/t...
They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves.
Anthony Ella has worked security at SeaWorld for about a decade, typically working night shifts, where his greatest responsibility is keeping tabs on the
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#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous invests $500K in deceptive hotline program to deter abortions www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida... via @shecarrieson.bsky.social
Florida invests $500K in ‘deceptive’ hotline program to deter abortions
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis As Florida’s six-week abortion ban continues to leave pregnant people with fewer options in the Sunshine State, the state
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NEW: After security guards voted to form the first union at SeaWorld Orlando last year, SeaWorld has since refused to recognize the union or begin negotiations. As of last month, they are now allegedly refusing to do so by claiming the NLRB is unconstitutional www.orlandoweekly.com/news/labor/t...
They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves.
Anthony Ella has worked security at SeaWorld for about a decade, typically working night shifts, where his greatest responsibility is keeping tabs on the
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NEW: Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog Cannot overstate how big a deal this next salvo from Florida is.. including the little known history of how independent accreditors pushed the South to desegregate colleges and universities www.wlrn.org/education/20...
Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog
Accrediting agencies have long fought to keep politics out of higher education, but a new Florida-created accreditor could open the political floodgates.
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Florida has again invested millions of taxpayer dollars into programs to deter pregnant people from ending their pregnancies, while at the same time removing one of the more accessible ways for Floridians to find licensed abortion care providers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida invests $500K in ‘deceptive’ hotline program to deter abortions
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis As Florida’s six-week abortion ban continues to leave pregnant people with fewer options in the Sunshine State, the state
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Just confirmed with the state Public Employees Relations Commission: the union has indeed prevailed!
McKenna Schueler@shecarrieson.bsky.social · 4w agoFlorida's largest teachers union, the United Teachers of Dade, appears to have prevailed in its latest recertification election conducted by the state. It's a win for the state's labor movement against anti-union policies—targeting teachers unions—championed by Gov. DeSantis.
Florida's largest teachers union, the United Teachers of Dade, appears to have prevailed in its latest recertification election conducted by the state. It's a win for the state's labor movement against anti-union policies—targeting teachers unions—championed by Gov. DeSantis.
Disney has filed lawsuits against Orange County (FL) year after year over property tax assessments. Now, teachers and Disney World workers are joining together to urge Disney to drop them www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
Over 5,000 petitions call on Disney to drop property tax lawsuits that could drain money from Orange County schools
Ladara Royal, a high school, college and career specialist for Orange County Public Schools, speaks at a July 6 press conference about property tax
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Trump's NLRB dismissed 34.7% of unfair labor practice charges by unions between January 1, 2025 and April 29, 2026. In the same period, the NLRB also dismissed 67.4% of charges filed by workers against their employers.
Dismissals of Unfair Labor Practice Charges Have Surged Under Trump
A new report has found that the NLRB has been far more likely to dismiss charges of unfair labor practices under Trump.
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Remember how the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration quietly removed a search option on it site for licensed abortion clinics? Now some abortion providers (e.g. Planned Parenthood) aren't showing up in a search for medical providers at all! www.orlandoweekly.com/news/abortio...
Florida agency quietly removes tool to find licensed abortion clinics in the state
A Florida health agency has quietly removed from its website an accessible way for people to search for licensed abortion clinics in the state, in a move that critics argue decreases transparency.
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