Layoffs and department closures are fueling fears that a South Florida hospital that has been around for seven decades could be on the brink of shutting down.
A coalition of progressive organizations marched on Saturday in cities across the state of Florida to shine a light on some of the 200 new laws that went into effect that day. A march in Pinellas County had about 50 in attendance. They aimed to shine light on policies they say attack Floridians’ freedoms just days before Independence Day. Only a day earlier the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Graphic Designer who refused to serve same sex couples. But President of the LGBTQ Caucus for the Hillsborough County Democratic Party, Luis Salazar, says the laws impacting various marginalized communities is cause for solidarity, not despair.
1199SEIU Florida hopes a 5-day halt on voluntary overtime will force the company to address what it sees as staffing shortages at 19 Florida hospitals.