Monthly Archives: March 2015

“We are soldiers in a new movement!”

Posted on March 26, 2015 by jeffroby

“Why have the graduate assistants joined in, why are fast food workers together, why are home care workers together, why are all these public sectors workers together? Because as Dr. King said, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. … Continue reading →

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15 Now Florida says repeal 218.077(2)

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jeffroby

The rich and corrupt hacks in Tallahassee thought they had put an end to any hope for raising the minimum wage in the State of Florida back in 2003, when at the behest of the notoriously right-wing ALEC (American Legislative … Continue reading →

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St. Pete workers say Wage Theft is a crime!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by roseroby

February 19, 2015 — ST. PETERSBURG. The City Council chambers were packed with members of Fight for 15, SEIU, 15 Now, Awake Pinellas, and workers there to testify on how they have personally been the victims of wage theft. Liberal … Continue reading →

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15 Now welcomes Fight for 15 to St. Pete

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jeffroby

December 4, 2014 — ST. PETERSBURG. “It opens up a whole new front,” said Rose Roby, chair of the St. Pete local of the Green Party of Florida and a leader of 15 Now Tampa Bay. “We’ve been putting the … Continue reading →

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15 Now challenges St. Pete City Hall (1)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jeffroby

Remarks by Rose Roby St. Petersburg City Hall Saturday, September 27, 2014 Thank you for coming. I’d like to speak a little about the short life and unnecessary death of Maria Fernandes. She died last month, 32 years old, poisoned … Continue reading →

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15 Now challenges St. Pete City Hall (2)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by jeffroby

Remarks by Jeff Roby St. Petersburg City Hall Saturday, September 27, 2014 You people of the press have asked, how do we think we can win this? The only logical way to follow that is to talk about gay marriage. … Continue reading →

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Vaccinations and the Left

Posted on March 1, 2015 by roseroby

As the vaccination debate heats up, much of the liberal media is trying to paint the anti-vaxxer movement as a purely right wing phenomenon, it’s clear to me that this is a controversy that cuts across ideological lines. I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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