In this episode: Days before he launched his campaign for president, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping law making it much harder for many Florida workers to band together in unions and collectively bargain for better pay. It takes direct aim at hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees in Florida, from public-school teachers to municipal garbage collectors. But it also threatens to suppress pay for people working in the private sector, too — especially women. This new law was the culmination of more than a decade of lobbying by big-business front groups and billionaire-funded think tanks. And it’s even worse for workers than most people realize.
Further reading:
WMNF: DeSantis signs law placing restrictions on Florida unions; teachers union says it will sue
PolitiFact Florida: Chamber takes up 'paycheck protection' proposal in campaign-style ad
National Library of Medicine: What do government unions do? Public sector unions and nonunion wages, 1977–2015
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Ron DeSantis goes union-busting