Education

South Florida teachers unions fight for survival under new state law

By Scott Travis South Florida Sun Sentinel
Anna Fusco, president of Broward Teachers Union, has a boxing heavy-bag setup in the hallway just outside of her office in Tamarac and works out in the mornings. Fusco said she has confidence the Broward Teachers Union will remain for the long haul despite a state law that makes it harder for them to remain active.
Anna Fusco, president of Broward Teachers Union, has a boxing heavy-bag setup in the hallway just outside of her office in Tamarac and works out in the mornings. Fusco said she has confidence the Broward Teachers Union will remain for the long haul despite a state law that makes it harder for them to remain active. Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel

Anna Fusco is known as a fighter, often pulling out a pair of boxing gloves inside the Tamarac office of the Broward Teachers Union, the group she has led for the past decade.

She’s now preparing for one of the biggest fights facing teachers unions in Florida: the fight for survival.

This year, the state Legislature passed, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed, a tough, new state law that makes it far harder for unions representing teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and many others to remain active, forcing live-or-die votes as early as this summer.

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