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Tampa City Council could approve 18.5 percent raise for TPD this week
Council has to OK the new contract for it to take effect.
McKenna Schueler
McKenna Schueler is a freelance journalist based in Tampa, Florida. She regularly writes about labor, politics, policing, and behavioral health. You can find her on Twitter at @SheCarriesOn and send news tips to mkaschueler@gmail.com.
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Tampa McDonald’s workers stage walkout to demand fair pay, better job benefits
Cooks and cashiers in Tampa joined McDonald’s workers in Orlando and Miami today as part of a statewide day of action.
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Amid ‘labor shortage,’ Tampa’s Chop Chop Shop tests four-day, 40-hour work week for staff
One cook said, ‘It’s made my home life better. I’ve actually been able to start to look for a hobby again.’
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Tampa airport workers protest low pay and lack of benefits with ‘turkey-less’ Thanksgiving dinner
‘The airlines make so much money, and we don’t get any of it.’
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Florida’s minimum wage is at the heart of the Senate race in St. Pete’s District 24
Democrat Eunic Ortiz is running against Republican Nick DiCeglie for Jeff Brandes, who is term-limited.
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Best Old Fashioned (Tampa)
Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe
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Best takedown of cops targeting children suspected of future crime
Neil Bedi and Kathleen Mcgrory
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Best overnight transformation into a Brazil Twitter icon
Richie Floyd
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Best campaign to increase workers’ wages
Fight For 15
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Best show of solidarity for workers outside Super Bowl LV
The IBEW Local 824 (and TBH, everyone who showed)
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What Florida workers can do if their employers violate state’s new minimum wage requirement
Effective Sept. 30, Florida’s minimum wage will rise from its current $8.65 per hour to $10 an hour.
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St. Pete City Council Candidate Mhariel Summers lands new endorsements from Lisa Wheeler-Bowman, others
Her opponent Gina Driscoll has endorsements from several council colleagues including Darden Rice, Ed Montinari, and Robert Blackmon.
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Tampa Bay is getting a minimum wage boost on Thursday, and it’s about damn time
Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour on Sept. 30, and $15 by 2026.
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St. Pete mayoral candidates to attend forum on local arts next month
You can attend in-person and online Oct. 5 at Palladium Theater.
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St. Petersburg’s general election is on November 2, here’s what’s on the ballot
Voters will decide on their next mayor, and pick between candidates running in several City Council races.
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St. Pete City Council approves an additional $136,624 for its unarmed crisis responder program
The CALL program has responded to over 3,000 calls since February of this year.
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Here are all the major endorsements in the 2021 St. Petersburg primary election so far
Mail-in ballots are already out, and Voting Day is Aug. 24.
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Tampa police set to launch a mental health co-response program for answering crisis calls
The new team of crisis responders will consist of four mental health professionals hired by ACTS, four case managers, and four police officers.
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Tampa Bay lawmakers and workers call on Republican senators to expand labor protections
They were outside Marco Rubio and Rick Scott’s Tampa offices last Friday.
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St. Pete City Council’s District 8 race is getting crowded
Richie Floyd now has three opponents ahead of the August primary.
