In this blogcast, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris is joined by Andrew Spar, the President of the Florida Education Association (FEA), the union of Florida's teachers, and Emilio Azoy, the President of AFSCME Local 121, which represents over 1,800 Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department workers. Listen now to learn about Governor Ron Desantis' attack on public sector unions in Florida and how unions in the state are combatting his legislation.
Andrew Spar is president of the Florida Education Association, the state’s largest association of professional employees. He is also a Vice-President of the American Federation of Teachers.
Emilio Azoy is the President of AFSCME Local 121, representing over 1,800 Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department workers. In April 2019 he was elected Vice-President of AFSCME Florida Council 79.