Orange County poised to use federal pandemic relief funds to cancel medical debt
If approved, Orange County would be the first county in Florida to move forward with such an initiative.
Orlando International Airport sees union flight attendants rally for fair contracts, against corporate greed
The action comes as over two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants are in negotiations for new union contracts
St. Pete activists call for lawmakers “prioritize working people” ahead of 2024 legislative session
St. Pete activists call for lawmakers “prioritize working people” ahead of 2024 legislative session
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Orlando Weekly: Orlando UAW auto workers still holding the line one month after going on strike
Fewer people have come out the longer the strike has gone on, however. Lopez recalled some guy driving a Tesla stopping by, dropping off a box of donuts. A handful of politicians, community organizations like the Central Florida Jobs with Justice and the Democratic Socialists of America, and other socialist organizations have also shown up to the line in solidarity.
WBUR: Medical debt is crushing working-class people. Organizers in Florida hope federal funds can help
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes learns more about how some local grassroots organizers hope to use the funds to relieve medical debt for residents. She speaks with Afua Atta-Mensah, chief of programs at the nonprofit Community Change and Tara “Glitter” Felten, a senior community organizer for the coalition Central Florida Jobs with Justice.
"I went to get groceries and someone had to help me in the line:" Thousands of Orange County residents struggling with medical debt post pandemic
Thousands of Central Floridians are said to be struggling with an overwhelming amount of medical debt following the pandemic, and according to Sam Delgado with Central Florida Jobs With Justice, it sits between 250,000 to 300,000.