ORLANDO, Fla. — Duke Energy is trying to raise its base electricity rates, leading to an average annual billing increase of 4% from 2025 through 2027.

If approved, Orange County would be the first county in Florida to move forward with such an initiative.

The action comes as over two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants are in negotiations for new union contracts

St. Pete activists call for lawmakers “prioritize working people” ahead of 2024 legislative session

Climate justice is a movement that frames climate change as more than just an environmental issue, but rather one that has even more adverse social, economic and public health effects on underprivileged populations.

Fewer people have come out the longer the strike has gone on, however. Lopez recalled some guy driving a Tesla stopping by, dropping off a box of donuts. A handful of politicians, community organizations like the Central Florida Jobs with Justice and the Democratic Socialists of America, and other socialist organizations have also shown up to the line in solidarity.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes learns more about how some local grassroots organizers hope to use the funds to relieve medical debt for residents. She speaks with Afua Atta-Mensah, chief of programs at the nonprofit Community Change and Tara “Glitter” Felten, a senior community organizer for the coalition Central Florida Jobs with Justice.