Talk:Alachua County Labor Coalition

In response to Theroadislong's rejection of this page, I agree the style of the page can be improved to make it less advertising, but I write to point out that the ACLC has clearly and repeatedly garnered "significant coverage" from reliable independent secondary sources --- i.e., it meets the notability standard. As the draft proposed entry posits, ACLC has played a significant role in at least several noteworthy North Florida political campaigns.

The group played a significant role in the successful campaign for a county minimum wage ordinance in 2016 and to increases prevailing wages generally among North Florida largest employers. Media coverage of this campaign noted the group's significant role, and the coverage frequently included the ACLC as the headline or focus:

• Baitinger, Brooke (2015-11-20). "Alachua County Labor Coalition campaigns for higher wages". Alligator. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Curry, Christopher (2015-11-10). "Carrying signs and chanting, group pushes for minimum-wage hike". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Cardona, Laura (2015-11-10). "Gainesville Workers Rally To Raise Minimum Wage". WUFT. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Caplan, Andrew (2017-09-03). "Labor coalition calls on Santa Fe to increase wages". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19. The coalition in 2015 launched its living wage campaign to increase wages for Alachua County's 10 top employers, which includes SFC. Since then, the University of Florida, city of Gainesville, Alachua County and school district have increased wages.
• Warren, April (2016-01-15). "Labor group urging Gainesville to boost wages". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19. The Alachua County Labor Coalition is championing an effort to make higher wages a reality for some of the area's lowest paid workers. The Coalition is spearheading a push to have the county's 10 largest employers pay a living wage of $14.57 an hour by 2020.

The ACLC also played a significant role in a campaign to improve working conditions for temporary workers at the University of Florida.

• "Dispute brews over UF's pay for part-time, temp workers". The Gainesville Sun. 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Baldwin, Chris (2018-07-29). "Groups protest treatment of OPS workers at UF". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• "Labor Coalition Continues to Push University to Compensate OPS Employee". Florida Political Review. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Strange, Deborah (2018-02-11). "Labor coalition wants better conditions for UF temps". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Strange, Deborah (2018-06-07). "Speakers urge benefits for UF temporary workers". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19. --- citing ACLC as an authoritative source: “The Alachua County Labor Coalition found that of the more than 3,000 non-student OPS workers, 47 percent had been employed for more than two years.”

Between 2018 and 2021, the ACLC led a campaign of rent protests in Gainesville that led to the adoption of a renter's ordinance. Again, the media coverage of this campaign frequently included the ACLC as the headline or focus:

• Gomez, Alana (2018-11-21). "New Lease on Rights: The Alachua County Labor Coalition is Fighting For More Rights for Renters in Gainesville". The Fine Print. Retrieved 2021-05-19. To better housing conditions for renters, the Alachua County Labor Coalition (ACLC), a non-profit organization of individuals who petition for equal rights in healthcare, housing and wages, is pressuring city and county officials to adopt a "renters rights" ordinance. The ordinance would create a mediation program for disputes over security deposits, minimum housing standards, and publicly available inspection ratings for properties.
• "Rental housing discussion planned May 29". The Gainesville Sun. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Harrell, Gershon (2021-05-03). "Labor coalition protests outside Collier Companies over housing vouchers". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Charlene, Medders (2021-04-26). "City of Gainesville Adopts New Rental Ordinance, Takes Effect in October". WUFT. Retrieved 2021-05-19. The Alachua County Labor Coalition played a major role in pushing the city commission to pass this new ordinance. The coalition, which is made up of individuals, unions and organizations, focuses on improving economic, environmental and social rights in the community. Its members helped offer some of the energy efficiency standard recommendations and put together the new ordinance while collaborating with city and county commissioners, landlords and renters. The group had worked on passing the ordinance for four years.
• Schaffer, Samuel (2021-05-07). "Gainesville community rallies to stop discriminatory evictions". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Swirko, Cindy (2020-09-09). "City Commission approves rental property regulations". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Fludd, Ruelle (2020-04-21). "Rent strike in the works". WCJB. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
• Nelson, Sarah (2020-04-20). "Gainesville group seeks to organize student renters". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

I recommend the entry be modified and resubmitted. Style can be critiqued, but not notoriety. --Elindstr (talk) 22:34, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

The draft was declined not rejected, there is quite a difference, and Wikipedia requires notability rather than notoriety! Theroadislong (talk) 15:55, 5 June 2021 (UTC)