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DeSantis wants teachers' unions gone. United Teachers of Dade says it is here to stay
As Florida's new anti-union bill goes into effect, the state's largest public sector union is holding a new election in uncharted territory.
The right to join a labor union is enshrined in the Florida constitution. But twice in the last decade , the State of Florida has targeted public sector unions across the state with new laws, pushing to make it more difficult for those unions — especially teachers’ unions — to survive.
After signing a new anti-union bill into law in early May, Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that the third time would be the charm. The governor said the new law would “provide once and for all for the decertification of partisan teacher unions.”
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