Alachua County Labor Coalition

10/09/2026

DeSantis-appointed Alachua County School Board Member and candidate for School Board Janine Plavac, deleted this comment. Luckily, Juan Osorio kept the receipts.

Plavac should be ashamed of herself. Hunter Miller is a dedicated teacher and union member. He spends every day on the front lines in our underfunded schools EDUCATING our students! Plavac sits behind a fancy dais and barks orders.

Not only is she wrong about Hunter. But this kind of disrespect toward her own employees tells you everything you need to know about her character.

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

09/17/2026

The Gainesville City Commission approved an ordinance banning roam towing and immobilization (e.g., booting) on first reading this afternoon! The vote was unanimous. Commissioner Brian Eastman made the motion to approve the draft ordinance with some minor changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Casey Willits.

If no major changes are made at the ordinance’s second (final) reading, each tow and immobilization would have to be authorized starting January 2027. This means predatory towing companies will no longer be able to legally hunt for vehicles to hold ransom whenever they like. Property owners, or their agents, would have to request the tow or immobilization each time.

The ACLC supported the draft ordinance. Thankfully, all three changes to draft are either very minor or reasonable. First, City staff will have to bring back data and information on outcomes and consequences of the ban one year after it goes into effect. Second, companies that immobilize vehicles would only have to submit daily reports to the Police Department Monday through Friday. Weekend data will be reported on Mondays. Third, property owners or their agents will be allowed to email their towing and immobilization request forms.

This wouldn’t have happened without the messages sent by ACLC members and supporters. Thank you to everyone who reached out to them.

Please send a quick thanks to the entire Commission at [email protected].

Lastly, the fight isn’t over yet! The City Commission will still need to approve the ordinance on second reading. So, stay tuned for information on when the ordinance is returning to them. We’ll be asking you to attend the meeting and send them more messages.

09/08/2026

NEXT THURSDAY AT HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE!

Check out Uncarcerated and The Silent (R)evolution: Freedom from the Inside Out, documentaries featuring local justice reform advocates Leigh Scott and Julius Irving.

RSVP in comments!

09/01/2026

ACTION ALERT FROM GINI:

Last week the Gainesville Police Department have implemented a new policy that requires all officers fill out a form and report when they interact with someone they suspect is undocumented - including victims, witnesses, or anyone they're not arresting. This policy directly links GPD and the Gainesville community with the racist mass deportation campaign as our police help create a database for ICE and ICE-deputized agencies like FHP to target and kidnap our neighbors. This "Show Me Your Papers" policy will have a detrimental impact on community trust in local law enforcement, regardless of immigration status, and harm public safety overall for the entire Gainesville community.

This policy is UNACCEPTABLE and must be cancelled. This Thursday, 9/3 at 4pm, the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion Initiative (GINI) is holding a protest outside of the Gainesville Police Department (545 NW 8th Ave). There is also a Call-In Campaign for all Gainesville residents to contact the City Manager Andrew Persons and Chief of Police Nelson Moya to make our demands clear: No Tracking for ICE Kidnapping.

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].