West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO

116,000 union members--both active and retired--from more than 100 unions have made the Tampa Bay area their home.

Composed of delegates from affiliated local unions, our Central Labor Council works to improve the lives of working families right here in our communities and neighborhoods through legislative and political action and organizing support.

screen_shot_2021-03-02_at_4.20.41_pm.png

President Biden Issues Strong Defense of Worker Rights

Biden Issues Strong Defense of Workers' Right to Organize

In a statement last night, President Biden issued an unprecedented call to action for working people across the country to ex

tw_sweeney_1.png

In Memoriam: AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney

John J. Sweeney (1934-2021), AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, passed away Feb. 1 at the age of 86.

Take Action

Support a Workers First Agenda

Working people need laws that protect our rights to organize, keep us safe at work, and advance racial and economic justice. Tell our elected leaders to pass laws that put working people first.

Make Sure the Needs of Working People Are Met During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The labor movement is working nonstop to ensure workers devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic receive the protections and support needed during this challenging time. Get involved and make sure the needs of working people are heard.

Recent News

Biden Backs Amazon Warehouse Workers' Union Drive

NPR on Monday, March 1 - 4:42pm

Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, thanked Biden for his support of the organizing drive. He said in statement, "As President Biden points out, the best way for working people to protect themselves and their families is by organizing into unions. And that is why so many working women and men are fighting for a union at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama." Appelbaum told NPR in January that the Bessemer warehouse workers wanted to join a union over concerns with grueling productivity quotas and wanted more input on workplace policies.

Labor Leaders Meet with Biden, Harris

The Hill on Wednesday, February 17 - 6:07pm

This afternoon, leaders of the labor movement gathered at the White House to meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris about our shared goal of revitalizing America’s infrastructure.

USW Member, Single Mom Finishes College Degree With Help From Union Plus

Union Plus on Thursday, February 11 - 5:54pm

United Steelworkers (USW) member Jessica Hartung has a lot on her shoulders, but her load has been lightened by one thing in particular—her debt-free college degree. “I’m a single mom, with an autistic son. I have a full-time job, and COVID-19 has changed so much stuff,” said Hartung (not pictured). Despite her range of nonstop responsibilities, it has always been important to her to finish her college degree. For her, the most significant obstacle was the cost.

NLRB Swats Down Amazon's Effort to Delay Union Election in Alabama

Admin on Monday, February 8 - 9:57pm

Some 5,800 workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will begin voting today on whether to form a union after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) denied Amazon’s last-ditch effort to delay the election. Last month, Amazon made a motion to request a stay of the union election for workers at the fulfillment center in Bessemer and appealed the decision by the NLRB Region 10.

See all

AFL-CIO Blog

Protect Workers’ Rights: Tell Your Representative to Vote NO on HB 947 and 835! — Mar 6
End the Attacks on Frontline Workers: Stop SB 78! — Feb 9
Virtual Working Families Lobby Corps — Jan 12
Keep in Touch with the Florida AFL-CIO — Jan 11
Thank You: Florida Union Members and Volunteers Help Get Out the Vote in Georgia — Jan 10