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The Florida AFL-CIO

The Florida AFL-CIO is a state federation of approximately 500 local labor unions and labor councils, representing 500,000 workers, retires and their families. We are construction workers, health care professionals, classroom teachers, agricultural workers, hotel and restaurant employees, transportation workers, firefighters, law enforcement and correctional officers. Wherever people work in Florida, across a broad range of trades and professions, you will find our members.

Legislative Update

The "Legislative Update" is a weekly to biweekly (depending on the level of session activity) print publication from the Florida AFL-CIO and the United Labor Lobby (ULL). The "Legislative Update" provides a detailed analysis of legislative actions and follows the efforts of the ULL lobbyists. Each "Legislative Update" is mailed to our affiliates, officers, Legislative Conference attendees, VIPs and others who request to be added to the list. It is also made available for all affiliate union members at our web site.

Buy Union, Shop Union, Use Union Services

The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, was founded in 1909 to promote the products and services produced in America by union members -- especially those products and services identified by a union label, shop card, store card and service button. We are supported by per capita payments from AFL-CIO National and International Unions.

Employee Free Choice Act

Here's why we need the Employee Free Choice Act.

Get the facts about the Employee Free Choice Act.

Donate to the Turn Around America Fund and get out the truth about the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Health Care for America Now

Compare the U.S. House and Senate health care bills.
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America Needs Jobs Now

Wall Street has gotten its bailouts. It’s time for Main Street to get some fast help. The AFL-CIO is calling on lawmakers to take five steps now to put America back to work.

AFL-CIO Creates Online College for Union Families

The A.F.L.-C.I.O., the main umbrella group for the nation’s labor unions, announced on Thursday that it was joining with the National Labor College and the Princeton Review to create an online college for the federation’s 11.5 million members and their families.

The new college, tentatively named the College for Working Families, will seek to “expand job opportunities for its members by providing education and retraining in a way that’s affordable and accessible,” the founders said.

Your Retirement Road Map

Take a few minutes (this is fast, but helpful) to determine where you are along the retirement planning path. Once you've answered a few questions, you'll receive a quick outline of important steps you can take to help reach your retirement goals. This tool typically takes 8 minutes to complete.

Scammers Follow Unions from Newsprint to Cyberspace

As long as there have been labor publications, there have been scam artists masquerading as legitimate union newsletters, magazines or newspapers trying to swindle advertising dollars from unsuspecting businesses looking for a vehicle to reach union members and their families.

Tax Time is Approaching

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Discounts from the market leader in filing taxes online - Union Plus TurboTax saves you 10%-15% off regular prices.

Unique free filing for many - Union members with qualifying adjusted gross income can get free filing of federal tax returns and a discounted filing fee for state returns. Learn more.

No charge until you file or print your return.* Start the filing process and save information to complete later. Pay only after filing electronically or printing your return to file by mail.

Members who purchase or download the desktop version of TurboTax must purchase the software through the Union Plus site to receive the discount on the program.