It’s not much of a shock that lies are popping up in the Republican presidential nomination race. But in Michigan, Mitt Romney is telling one whopper of lie about the UAW, the auto bailout that saved two of the nation’s Big 3 car manufacturers and President Obama. In a nutshell, Romney says Obama should have let Chrysler and GM go bankrupt—that should win him a lot of votes in Michigan today—and Obama instead “gave the companies to the UAW.” Read more >>>

Welcome to the new and fully functioning Orlando Central Labor Council website. This will become a place for people to see what is happening at a local level within the greater Orlando Area. As time goes on this site will provide both the dates of upcoming events and gatherings but also a place to look at and discuss local and national news that affect the working people of the Orlando area.

Welcome to the Central Florida CLC website! The Central Florida Labor Council represents 182 local labor unions and councils, representing over 45,000 working men and women, retirees and their families in Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties.

We are construction workers, classroom teachers, transportation workers, firefighters, office employees, government employees along with a broad range of other trades and professions.

The Central Florida AFL-CIO is the Central Labor Council representing over 45,000 members of 163 unions throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties.  The mission of the Central Florida AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation.

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