Young Activists Organize with CWA in Florida

On May 1, International Workers’ Day, workers at the Gen-Z-led nonprofit organization Florida Youth Action Fund (FYAF) announced in an open letter on Instagram their intent to form a union with the NewsGuild-CWA. They have asked management for voluntary recognition. If management refuses, the workers are committed to undertaking an NLRB election.

These workers specialize in educating and supporting other young activists, providing resources, connections, and funding necessary to run effective campaigns for positive change. According to their letter, FYAF staff formed their union out of concern over recent changes in their workplace. “The economics of the workplace,” they wrote, “do not simply vanish because we are a nonprofit. We should strive to support our staff and to model the truly equitable world we envision for ourselves and our communities.”

You can learn more about FYAF and these members by following them on Instagram.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.