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 Substack: Caring Class Revolt. Retweet =/= endorsement. Say hi/send tips: mckenna@orlandoweekly.com
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Florida lawmakers ignore attempt to reestablish a state labor department to take on wage theft — again
The AG's Office, the only state enforcement mechanism for Florida's minimum wage, recovered unpaid wages for exactly one person last year.
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Just another afternoon thinking about how Florida doesn’t have a state labor department (because Jeb Bush abolished it) and how the state’s minimum wage is basically left up to an honor system because the state takes little action to enforce it. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
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Orange County moves forward with effort to revive local film industry
Orange County moves forward with effort to revive local film industry
Florida, once dubbed “Hollywood East” used to have its own statewide film incentive program — drawing in production for films like “Edward Scissorhands” and “My Girl” — but the right-wing, Koch-founde...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Orange County moves forward with effort to revive local film industry
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Allegiant Air pilots at Orlando-Sanford airport join national picket in fight for fair union contract
Allegiant Air pilots at Orlando-Sanford airport join national picket in fight for fair union contract
Pilots for Allegiant Air, represented by the Teamsters, picketed outside 22 airports across the country Tuesday, including the Orlando-Sanford International Airport. The action is part of a coordinate...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Allegiant Air pilots at Orlando-Sanford airport join national picket in fight for fair union contract
Sizable turnout for a picket line organized by Allegiant pilots represented by the Teamsters Local 2118 @ Orlando-Sanford Airport
They’re joining pilots at 21 other airports today for a picket (not a strike) to raise awareness of their fight for a fair union contract @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
They’re joining pilots at 21 other airports today for a picket (not a strike) to raise awareness of their fight for a fair union contract @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sizable turnout for a picket line organized by Allegiant pilots represented by the Teamsters Local 2118 @ Orlando-Sanford Airport
They’re joining pilots at 21 other airports today for a picket (not a strike) to raise awareness of their fight for a fair union contract @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
They’re joining pilots at 21 other airports today for a picket (not a strike) to raise awareness of their fight for a fair union contract @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
Washington's state AG says he's launching a new 'Workers Rights Unit' to combat wage theft (something FL does not have)
“This unit will fight to even the playing field for Washington workers and hold corporations accountable that exploit their workers” www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
“This unit will fight to even the playing field for Washington workers and hold corporations accountable that exploit their workers” www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
AG Nick Brown launches Worker Rights Unit to enforce protections, fight exploitation | Washington State
Read this news release in Spanish. Attorney General Nick Brown today announced the creation of a Worker Rights Unit to lead the effort to uphold Washington state’s nation-leading worker protections an...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Washington's state AG says he's launching a new 'Workers Rights Unit' to combat wage theft (something FL does not have)
“This unit will fight to even the playing field for Washington workers and hold corporations accountable that exploit their workers” www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
“This unit will fight to even the playing field for Washington workers and hold corporations accountable that exploit their workers” www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
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The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
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November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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Lively cover for @cltampabay.bsky.social this week feat. a story I wrote on Central Florida pols’ reactions to the victory of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC, including democratic socialist St. Pete city council member @richiejfloyd.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Lively cover for @cltampabay.bsky.social this week feat. a story I wrote on Central Florida pols’ reactions to the victory of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC, including democratic socialist St. Pete city council member @richiejfloyd.bsky.social
Orlando Congressman @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’ www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’
The funding agreement could reopen the government if approved by the House and signed into law by President Trump.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Orlando Congressman @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams Senate funding deal offering ‘empty promises’ www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...
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Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor
While Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office, several other electeds and mayoral candidates told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they nonetheless found validation in ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor
While Tampa Bay has just one democratic socialist currently in local elected office, several other electeds and mayoral candidates told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay they nonetheless found validation in ...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Florida politicians react to New Yorkers picking democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to be their mayor www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
While the NLRB isn’t conducting union elections in the private sector right now, with the government shut down, Florida did see new organizing in the public sector this past month: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...
Last month in Florida: New union organizing and union election results (Oct. 2025)
Catch up on new organizing, feat. blue-collar staff in Volusia County schools, cop unions, and a couple dozen recertifications necessitated under Florida's ‘union busting’ law.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
While the NLRB isn’t conducting union elections in the private sector right now, with the government shut down, Florida did see new organizing in the public sector this past month: caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/last-month...
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My favorite Halloween tradition is writing a spooky history essay for @proteanmag.com, and 2025’s is a good one. This time, we’re heading back to the graveyard.
Bring a shovel.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/31/r...
Bring a shovel.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/31/r...
Return of the Body Snatchers • Protean Magazine
This Halloween, Kim Kelly digs into the history of medical graverobbing and desecration-for-profit—a long-buried symptom of the heedlessness and abject cruelty of centuries past. Right? Surely nothing...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My favorite Halloween tradition is writing a spooky history essay for @proteanmag.com, and 2025’s is a good one. This time, we’re heading back to the graveyard.
Bring a shovel.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/31/r...
Bring a shovel.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/31/r...
Leveraging a small portion of pandemic relief funds distributed under the Biden administration, Orange County announced this week that they’ve managed to wipe out more than a half billion dollars ($515M) in medical debt for 302,000+ residents www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orange-...
Orange County wipes out more than a half billion dollars in medical debt
The debt relief initiative, made possible through funds from the Biden administration, has relieved medical debt for 302,000 people.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Leveraging a small portion of pandemic relief funds distributed under the Biden administration, Orange County announced this week that they’ve managed to wipe out more than a half billion dollars ($515M) in medical debt for 302,000+ residents www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orange-...
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‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike
‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike
While some progress has been made in contract talks, the union is threatening a potential strike if they don't reach a deal workers approve.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
‘Just practicing for a just contract’: Starbucks workers in Central Florida prepare for potential strike
Starbucks workers in Oviedo, FL—a suburb about a half hour from Orlando—are ‘just practicing for a just contract’ as part of a national pressure campaign for a strong union contract with @sbworkersunited.org
story incoming for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
story incoming for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Starbucks workers in Oviedo, FL—a suburb about a half hour from Orlando—are ‘just practicing for a just contract’ as part of a national pressure campaign for a strong union contract with @sbworkersunited.org
story incoming for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
story incoming for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social
Florida Democrats and U.S. House Rep. Maxwell Frost
are calling on the state to take action to fund SNAP benefits for the 2.8 million working-class Floridians who rely on them, should the federal gov shutdown stretch into Nov. and delay access www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
are calling on the state to take action to fund SNAP benefits for the 2.8 million working-class Floridians who rely on them, should the federal gov shutdown stretch into Nov. and delay access www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Dems urge state to take action as millions face delayed SNAP benefits due to gov't shutdown
Millions of low-income Floridians who receive food stamp benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including veterans and the elderly, could see their benefits for...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Florida Democrats and U.S. House Rep. Maxwell Frost
are calling on the state to take action to fund SNAP benefits for the 2.8 million working-class Floridians who rely on them, should the federal gov shutdown stretch into Nov. and delay access www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
are calling on the state to take action to fund SNAP benefits for the 2.8 million working-class Floridians who rely on them, should the federal gov shutdown stretch into Nov. and delay access www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Dollar store workers fight to improve jobs even without a union via @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/dollar-store...
Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union
With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dollar store workers fight to improve jobs even without a union via @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/dollar-store...
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Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
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Here we go again: Florida lawmaker wants to allow employers to legally pay certain types of workers less than the state minimum wage. This bill was defeated in the last legislative session due to public outcry.
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Here we go again: Florida lawmaker wants to allow employers to legally pay certain types of workers less than the state minimum wage. This bill was defeated in the last legislative session due to public outcry.
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers
An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year.
www.orlandoweekly.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Florida Republican revives effort to allow minimum wage exemption for certain workers www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
New roundup of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and the employers that hire them, often at rates of $275+/hour, to convince workers against forming a union caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...
Busted: What Florida's union busters have been up to | Oct. 2025 (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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October 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New roundup of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and the employers that hire them, often at rates of $275+/hour, to convince workers against forming a union caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...
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Disney blocks historic labor strike at Epcot in Orlando
Disney blocks historic labor strike at Epcot in Orlando
The Walt Disney Company has blocked what could have been a historic labor strike by food service workers at Disney World’s Epcot.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Disney blocks historic labor strike at Epcot in Orlando
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Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed roundtable w/ a rotating group of guests! This @poweratwork.bsky.social ep features @orlandoweekly.bsky.social's @shecarrieson.bsky.social, University of New Orleans' @dralibustamante.bsky.social, & @latimes.com's @suhauna.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed roundtable w/ a rotating group of guests! This @poweratwork.bsky.social ep features @orlandoweekly.bsky.social's @shecarrieson.bsky.social, University of New Orleans' @dralibustamante.bsky.social, & @latimes.com's @suhauna.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando www.orlandoweekly.com/news/rep-max...
Rep. Maxwell Frost slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando
Frost joined federal employees, unions and state representatives to highlight the impact of the government shutdown on Orlando’s workforce.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social slams ‘out of touch’ House speaker at Healthcare Over Billionaires rally in Orlando www.orlandoweekly.com/news/rep-max...
That feeling when you identify yet another former union staffer who is now earning hundreds of dollars per hour to convince workers *not* to form a union
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face with his eyes closed and his hands folded .
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October 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That feeling when you identify yet another former union staffer who is now earning hundreds of dollars per hour to convince workers *not* to form a union
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This is union busters trying to sell their $250/hour union busting services to Griselda's Pastry Shoppe, but still very fun data!
A new labor survey from Littler Mendelson found that 1 in 4 organizations whose workplaces were not fully unionized reported experiencing “organization activity” over the past two years, and most don't feel prepared to “effectively respond” www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news...
The unionization landscape is shifting. Here's how employers are navigating it. - Orlando Business Journal
Employers admit they aren't currently equipped to handle their employees unionizing. Here's how they're navigating the new landscape.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is union busters trying to sell their $250/hour union busting services to Griselda's Pastry Shoppe, but still very fun data!