April 2006
04.04.06 FL: Bills Try Different Approaches To Providing Insurance
by aflciopolitical
TALLAHASSEE - Fair Share Health Care bills landed in 30 states this year, including Florida, where it hit with a thud. The union-backed health care bill would force large corporations to spend a set percentage of their payrolls on employee health care. Al
March 2006
03.23.06 FL: Mayor Wants To Override Minimum Wage For Miami Workers
by aflciopolitical
MIAMI -- At a meeting of the Miami City Commission Thursday, Mayor Manny Diaz presented an ordinance that could increase the pay of some of the city's most poorly compensated workers. If the ordinance passes, the city of Miami and private firms that act a
03.21.06 FL: Labor unions rally for health insurance
by aflciopolitical
Demonstrators from labor unions heckled the powerful president of Florida's biggest business organization Monday at a Capitol rally, which was held to support a plan to make employers provide health-care insurance or contribute to a state fund for coverin
February 2006
Florida Proposal Modeled After Maryland 'Wal-Mart Law' Introduced
by aflciopolitical
Florida state Sen. Skip Campbell (D) on Tuesday proposed a bill modeled on Maryland's law that requires large employers to spend a certain amount of payroll on health care, the Miami Herald reports. Under the Florida proposal, which is backed by the state
November 2005
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