LABOR DAY

The United Auto Workers union has announced plans to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories.

Members of the United Auto Workers union were close to approving contract agreements with Stellantis and Ford on Friday with voting at both companies overwhelmingly in favor.

Stellantis is reporting progress in talks with the United Auto Workers union with just three days left before contracts expire with Detroit’s three automakers.

Two women were found floating in the ocean and another 184 were rescued during red-flag conditions in Volusia County, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

President Joe Biden says he doesn’t think an auto workers union strike is going to happen and tells a crowd gathered in Philadelphia for a Labor Day parade he’s celebrating union jobs.

It just feels better outside.

A cool front moved through during the overnight, breaking the humidity.

Following storm closures in the middle of the week, the Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to be busy in Central Florida.

Heading into Labor Day weekend, you can bet the beaches will be packed. Volusia Beach Safety is gearing up for the busy weekend for crowds but also said it could be busy for water rescues with rough conditions.

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Auto workers have voted overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn’t reached.

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More than 7,000 people died in crashes involving teens between Memorial Day and Labor Day over a nine-year period and traffic officials are starting a campaign to help curb the distracted driving behind this, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

Nearly 1/3 of fatal crashes involving teens occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

This year, nearly 20% more travelers were expected to travel through Orlando International Airport over Labor Day weekend than during the same period in 2021, according to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

The beaches in Central Florida proved to provide much needed relief from the heat and a place for relaxation for thousands this Labor Day Weekend.

President Joe Biden is assailing “MAGA Republicans" and the extreme right in Labor Day remarks to union members.

Airport officials said the traditional end of the 2022 summer travel season brought almost 20% more travelers than last year.

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Florida’s first “tool time” sales-tax holiday on tools and other home-repair and construction items will kick off during the Labor Day weekend.

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Children ages 17 and under can get a “student summer lunch pack” at any Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Más or Harveys Supermarket for $2

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says his political party will seek to audit the electronic voting system before the upcoming election amid concerns he is actively sowing distrust in its eventual results.

Restaurants in Beijing have been ordered to close dine-in services over the May holidays as the Chinese capital grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak.

SeaWorld Orlando is getting ready to brew up some new fun with its popular craft beer festival, the company announced Thursday.

The COVID testing site at Barnett Park hit capacity Tuesday afternoon, closing earlier than the scheduled hours of operation.

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Stocks are mixed in Asia after shares closed mostly lower on Wall Street as traders returned from the Labor Day holiday.

President Joe Biden has marked Labor Day by delivering deli sandwiches to union members in his home state of Delaware.

Two teens were arrested after Sanford police said they were connected to multiple shootings in the area over the Labor Day weekend.

Hurricane Larry is nowhere near Florida, but the massive storm is causing issues along area beaches.

Some will see some rain in Central Florida.

On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed the record for Labor Day openings with an estimated $71.4 million in ticket sales.

For some, it felt almost refreshing with some slightly drier air spilling into Central Florida. Ocala dropped into the 60s for the first time since June. For only the second time since June 1, Daytona Beach dipped into the upper 60s.

The storms won’t wash away the unofficial end to end to summer, but bur be on the lookout later in the day. Highs under partly cloudy skies in the afternoon climb into the low 90s.

Many people Americans are hitting the road as Labor Day weekend settles in despite a surge in coronavirus cases due to the delta variant.

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The Florida Highway Patrol will honor the life and career of Trooper Sean Hryc Friday morning, who died on due to complications from COVID-19.

More rain on tap for the holiday weekend.

With the return of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, Visit Orlando said that it expects a better tourism Labor Day weekend than in 2019.

Traffic at Florida’s busiest airport this holiday weekend is forecast to exceed pre-pandemic crowds.

Kick off your Labor Day weekend with these fun events Friday night around Central Florida.

If this were a normal year, Labor Day would traditionally kick off the start of end-of-model-year vehicle clearance sales.

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, two Central Florida families are coming together to urge the public to be careful after their loved ones died from gun violence in 2016 and earlier this year.

SeaWorld Orlando is getting ready to brew up some new fun with its popular craft beer festival, the company announced Thursday.

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police released a video of a vehicle they are searching for in connection to a 16-year-old who was shot near Willie Mays Park on Labor Day. In the video, the victim is seen walking on the sidewalk along Prince Hall Boulevard with two teens. Investigators said they are looking for that vehicle described as a gold car with a white front passenger door. We had it back then, but this corner got cleaned and after this corner got cleaned we haven’t had no more problems until today,” neighbor Pamela Hamm said. Police are asking if you recognize the car or know its whereabouts, call Orlando Police at 321-235-5300 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.

ORLANDO, Fla. Many hotels in Orlandos tourism district saw an unexpected boost this past Labor Day weekend thanks to last-minute bookings, according to the president of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association. Maladecki said last Tuesday he was seeing occupancy rates across Orlando for Labor Day weekend at 40-50%, but many hotel executives on a weekly call Tuesday morning say they were at more than 50% occupancy rate. Some of them capping at 80-85% occupancy, Maladecki said. It was tragic, everything came to a screeching halt, said Jay Finklestein, he is the Assistant General Manager at the Rozen Plaza Hotel on International Drive. This past Labor Day weekend shows us that there is hope and hope is such a strong emotion.

That's the situation now in Northern California, where high and dry winds are expected until Wednesday. The fire danger also is high in Southern California, where new fires were burning in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. Evacuation orders were expanded to more mountain communities Monday as the largest blaze, the Creek Fire, churned through the Sierra National Forest in Central California. The fire moved 15 miles (24 kilometers) in a single day during the weekend and burned 56 square miles (145.04 square kilometers). California has seen 900 wildfires since Aug. 15, many of them started by an intense series of thousands of lightning strikes in mid-August.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in more than two months. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO Asian shares rose Tuesday, after European stocks rallied and U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day national holiday. Wall Streets slide on Friday followed a Labor Department report that showed U.S. hiring slowed to 1.4 million last month. In Europe, another round of Brexit trade talks is scheduled in London for later in the day. The Asian region depends heavily on a healthy Chinese economy, and trade with the U.S., as well as with China.

Zoo CEO Dino Ferri said the zoo has likely lost out on millions of dollars in revenue from cancelled events. Despite having a good turnout over Labor Day weekend, the impact of COVID-19 continues to loom over the zoo. Currently, the zoo can only operate at 50% capacity -- thats about one thousand people inside the park at one time. To increase traction to the zoo, the campaign Theres No Zoo Without You was launched. As Central Florida deals with the effects of the pandemic, cities like Sanford are coming up with different ways to get business back on track.

Continued non-compliance may result in a more severe response specifically, disciplinary action, up to and including separation from the university; removal from campus, including trespass orders as necessary. Flagrant, repeated, or egregious behavior may automatically result in a referral to Student Conduct and Academic Integrity.UCF has been tracking and reporting cases connected to students and UCF faculty and staff through a dashboard. As of the end of last week, the university reported an increase in student positive cases up to 40 compared to previous weeks with less than 10 cases. The numbers include both on and off campus cases. Orange County health officials are closely monitoring the slight increase in COVID-19 cases in K-12 age groups as well as college students since campuses began welcoming students this past month.

ORLANDO, Fla. – It was a fairly busy Labor Day weekend for businesses along International Drive, a popular tourist destination in Orlando. This is what Orlando is,” Tereso Guevara, an Orlando native said. Guevara spent the day at Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf with his family. He said he’s happy to see I-Drive and some of its most well-known entertainment spots back to life. At Fun Spot America things seemed to be picking up as well as people enjoyed several of their rides.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The tropics remain hot this Labor Day weekend with two tropical waves spinning near Africa and one south of Puerto Rico. Tropical moisture will surge into Florida from the Caribbean, but will only help to enhance rain and storm chances through the middle of the week. The third wave has a much higher likelihood of development with an 90 percent chance over the next five days. The large area of showers and thunderstorms will gradually develop, likely becoming a tropical depression over the weekend or early next week. This wave currently has a 80 percent chance for development over the next five days and is expected to become a tropical depression by the middle of next week.

Olympia High School closes for 2 weeks after positive COVID-19 testsPublished: September 7, 2020, 1:34 pmLATEST NEWS ‘Need a bigger boat:’ Hunters reel in massive one-eyed gator 4 MINUTES AGO ‘Need a bigger boat:’ Hunters reel in massive one-eyed gator Florida reports fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases on Labor Day 1 HOUR AGO Florida reports fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases on Labor Day Daytona Beach police searching for shooting suspect after 1 shot 1 HOUR AGO Daytona Beach police searching for shooting suspect after 1 shot TSA reports its busiest travel day since March over Labor Day weekend 2 HOURS AGO TSA reports its busiest travel day since March over Labor Day weekend Olympia High School closes for 2 weeks after positive COVID-19 tests All students will use virtual learning until Sept. 21 Olympia High School will shift the entire school to LaunchEd@Home learning for the next two weeks after several positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed and connected through Florida Department of Health contract tracing, according to an announcement from Orange County Public Schools.

On Monday, the Florida Department of Health reported 1,838 new coronavirus cases, bringing the state’s total to 648,269 since March. Over the weekend, new deaths pushed the state’s death toll over 12,000, with the average number of deaths over the past week at about 105 per day. There are 3,155 current patients hospitalized across Florida with the primary diagnosis of coronavirus as of Monday morning, according to the Agency for Healthcare Administration. The positivity rate of the new cases reported Monday is 5.97%, according to the DOH. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

That's the situation now in Northern California, where high and dry winds are expected until Wednesday. The fire danger also is high in Southern California, where new fires were burning in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. Evacuation orders were expanded to more mountain communities Monday as the largest blaze, the Creek Fire, churned through the Sierra National Forest in Central California. The fire moved 15 miles (24 kilometers) in a single day during the weekend and burned 56 square miles (145.04 square kilometers). California has seen 900 wildfires since Aug. 15, many of them started by an intense series of thousands of lightning strikes in mid-August.

ORLANDO, Fla. Get ready for a wet Labor Day. While it wont rain all day, waves of showers and storms will move in from the Atlantic with more storms developing for the afternoon and evening. Some of the storms that develop Monday could be strong with heavy rain and gusty winds. Tropical update:Tropical depressions 17 and 18 have formed in the Atlantic and two more are being monitored. Click here for an update on the four systems in the Atlantic.

Biden was heading Monday to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for an AFL-CIO virtual town hall with union President Richard Trumka. Harris will meet IBEW union workers and Black business owners in Milwaukee, while Pence will tour an energy facility in La Crosse. The Biden campaign believes its labor support could help get out the vote in states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Labor Day typically marks the unofficial start to the fall campaign season as candidates accelerate their activity for the final sprint to Election Day. Aides say to expect both Biden and Harris to increase their campaigning for the remaining weeks.

(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)It was a busy holiday weekend for air travel. The Transportation Security Administration says it screened almost a million people on Friday, a record high since the pandemic began. In comparison, they saw double that number the year before. The TSA say they saw less people on Saturday, only about half a million people traveled that day.

Many Labor Day parades marking the unofficial end of summer were called off, and masks were usually required at the few that went on. "Please, please do not make the same mistakes we all made on Memorial Day weekend. The U.S. had about 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases around Memorial Day, before backyard parties and other gatherings contributed to a summertime surge. It was their first trip out of state since COVID-19 started spreading. They had time off because the Labor Day weekend fair where they typically sell concessions canceled this year.

ORLANDO, Fla. It wasnt a normal Labor Day weekend, but it was one of the most hopeful weekends for tourism experts after both Universal Resort theme parks and Walt Disney World theme parks reached limited capacity on Saturday and Sunday. It represents the hope that hospitality will come back and come back strong, Dr. Robertico Croes said, he is the Associate Dean of UCFs Rosen College of Hospitality. Labor Day itself proved to be a little lighter than the weekend, neither Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure or any of the Walt Disney World Theme Parks announced theyd reached limited capacity. Back in June, Dr. Croes and his colleagues conducted a study back in June on how COVID-19 will impact travel. Our survey has shown that safety was the major factor in terms of where people will go, Dr. Croes said.

ORLANDO, Fla. Francisco Cortes, also known as Chef Frankie, said he is blessed to have a job this Labor Day. In March, he was laid off after starting a new job as a chef for B Resort and Spa near Disney. Literally seven days in, I got furloughed because the company was laying people off due to COVID, said Cortes. Someone seeking a meal prep chef for Oklahoma City Shooting Guard, Hamidou Diallo, who was playing in The Bubble at Disney. He wants others that may be out of a job to stay positive and continue to follow their dreams.

ORLANDO, Fla. – After a mainly dry day Saturday, storm chances go up Sunday and even more Labor Day. The rain won’t wash away your Labor Day plans, but you may have to do a little more dodging than the start of the weekend. Be mindful of a moderate rip current risk and a slightly higher chance for storms at the beach. Tropical update:Five day tropical development percentages. There are currently three tropical waves in the Atlantic.

As people begin to crowd the beaches and pack the theme parks, coronavirus cases in Florida continue their trend of staying below 5,000. However, health officials fear that trend may soon be lost. The state of Florida reported 2,564 new coronavirus cases Sunday. The fear health officials have is that the number of deaths could accelerate if the population lets its guard down during the Labor Day holiday. Health officials closer to home are also warning that Labor Day could be a repeat of p.ing to do it socially with other people, dont make it a large crowd.Health officials closer to home are also warning that Labor Day could be a repeat of past holidays.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida has now surpassed 12,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus, according to data released by state health officials on Sunday. With more than 2,500 new cases reported Sunday, Florida has recorded more than 646,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic six months ago. RELATED: 2,564 COVID-19 cases reported as Floridians prepare to celebrate Labor DayThe new deaths pushed the state's death toll to 12,001, with the average number of deaths over the past week at about 105 per day. The Florida Health Department said it had received more than 56,000 test results on Saturday, with about 5% of those results positive for the virus. It was 25th consecutive day the positivity rate fell below 10%, health officials said.

ORLANDO, Fla. Volunteers and city leaders are coming together this Labor Day weekend to help educate residents on the importance of filling out their 2020 US Census form. Orlando Commissioner Bakari Burns said his goal is to reach people in areas of Orlando that have a low response rate but have a high need for federal resources. You can do your part and filling out this census to ensure that the resources come to our community, so we cant improve our community, Bakari said. Bakari told News 6 that the lowest response rate currently is the Parramore neighborhood at 38 percent, followed by the Washington Shores neighborhood at 45 percent. You can do your part and filling out this census to ensure that the resources come to our community, so we can improve our community, Burns said.

The state of Florida reported 3,656 new coronavirus cases Saturday. The new cases bring the states overall total to 643,867 since March. The Florida Department of Health reported an additional 61 people had recently died as a result of complications from COVID-19. As Florida officially sees a decline in positive cases, health officials fear that the Labor Day holiday will bring large groups together and cause people to let their guard down. Here are a couple things to know about coronavirus in Central Florida and across the U.S. for Saturday:

Numerous parking lots to San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles County beaches closed after they filled to capacity and lifeguards reported seeing large crowds. People stuck close to the surf line at beaches along Los Angeles County's 72 miles (116 kilometres) of coastline. Because of the pandemic, L.A County beaches were closed during the Fourth of July weekend. Downtown Los Angeles reached 110 degrees (43.3 Celsius) on Saturday. Los Angeles County was providing close to 50 centers the largest site activation in memory in libraries, community centers and even a museum in the L.A. suburb of Gardena.

On Saturday, Sept. 5, you can go saltwater fishing without a license. Its one of eight days of license-free fishing in 2020 offered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. License-free fishing days are a great way for Florida residents and visitors to get out on the water and find out why Florida is known as the Fishing Capital of the World. The only remaining license-free fishing day n 2020 is the Saturday following Thanksgiving and it applies to saltwater fishing as well. For fishing regulations and tips, click here and to renew or purchase a fishing license, visit GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.

The Florida Department of Health on Friday reported 3,198 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the states total to 640,211 since the pandemic arrived here in March. Dr. Raul Pino, of the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, said recently that coronavirus data has been improving and case numbers are dropping week over week. Several Central Florida school districts plan to release COVID-19 related case information on Friday or once a week. Florida school districts, including Orange County, are working to locate students who did not register for online or in-person options this year. Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the Central Florida region:

I look upon the Labor Day weekend really as a critical point," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the governments top infectious-disease expert. And a few states are heading into the holiday with less room in hospitals than they had over Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. More beaches will be open on Labor Day than on Memorial Day, but Fauci said that is not cause in itself for concern, as long as people keep their distance. I would rather see someone on a beach, being physically separated enough, than someone crowded in an indoor bar, he said. Cases of COVID-19, which spiked from about 20,000 per day to around 70,000 during the summertime surge in the South, are now down to about 40,000.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. With the long Labor Day weekend about to start, leaders in Orange County are reminding residents to take measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 so the region doesnt experience another spike in cases. Dr. Raul Pino from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said recently, coronavirus data has been improving and case numbers are dropping week over week. That spike was believed to have started after the Memorial Day weekend, when pictures circulating online showed large groups of people without masks. Pino said being reckless during the upcoming holiday weekend could undo the progress the county has made recently. Please, please do not make the same mistakes we all made on Memorial Day weekend.

Labor Day weekend and hurricanes. (WKMG)Below is a look back at hurricane history around the Labor Day holiday in Florida:Labor Day Hurricane of 1935One of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in U.S. history was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Great Labor Day Hurricane (1935) -- The country's first Category 5 storm of the 20th century, the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed 408 people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. This Category 4 monster sent many Floridians north for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Tropical Storm force winds extended out up to 400 miles from the center.

The torrid coronavirus summer across the Sun Belt is easing after two disastrous months that brought more than 35,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)The torrid coronavirus summer across the Sun Belt is easing after two disastrous months that brought more than 35,000 deaths. Whether the outbreak will heat up again after Labor Day and the resumption of school and football remains to be seen. Now they worry that Labor Day will contribute to the virus's spread. If we were to see the same effect from Labor Day, we would be in worse shape than we were after July Fourth, said Williamson.

ORLANDO, Fla Guests visiting SeaWorld Orlando and its waterpark, Aquatica, now have an additional day to enjoy the parks. The theme park said its parks are now open seven days a week. SeaWorld has put a number of health and safety protocols in place, including face masks, temperature checks, social distancing markers and limited capacity. The theme park currently has a number of events happening on the weekends, including electric ocean remix, craft beer festival and flicks and fireworks. Electric Ocean Remix at SeaWorld Orlando on August 21 (WKMG-TV)For reservations at SeaWorld, click here: seaworld.com/orlando/reservationFor reservations at Aquatica, click here: aquatica.com/orlando/reservationFor reservations at Discovery Cove, click here: discoverycove.comTo keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6s coronavirus newsletter and go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

NEW YORK The Telluride Film Festival, the annual film retreat held in the Colorado mountains and one of the fall movie season's top launching pads, has been canceled. Organizers said Tuesday that the festival's 47th edition, scheduled for Labor Day weekend, was scuttled entirely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Through much of the summer, Telluride had clung to hopes that cancellation wouldn't be necessary. Telluride is part of a late summer-early fall foursome of major festivals, along with the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Recently, Telluride organizers were told that two of their usual venues at local schools couldnt be used this year.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – The New Smyrna Beach City Commission voted to postpone its Fourth of July fireworks show Tuesday, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made during the council’s third virtual meeting as part of another round of preventative measures to keep COVID-19 from spreading. County leaders said the fireworks show would be postponed until further notice. People can watch a replay of the meeting on the City of New Smyrna Beach’s official YouTube channel here. On Tuesday, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer also announced the cancellation of the city’s Fireworks at the Fountain.

DELAND, Fla. – Many local businesses are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Dorian. Now, many shops and restaurants are struggling to make up for lost Labor Day weekend business and remindreminding folks how important it is to shop local. Reed is the owner of The Table in Downtown DeLand and said the restaurant is still trying to recover from Hurricane Dorian after she closed up shop for five days. She closed her doors for four days due to Hurricane Dorian and said she usually counts on the Artisan Alley Farmers Market on Friday nights for business. Bobo was back to work today, gearing up for her wine event called Yappy Hour, where 10% of the proceeds go to Halifax Humane Society.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Some may consider Labor Day the unofficial end to summer, but the sweltering heat rolls on in Central Florida. [MORE: Live radar | Hurricane App | Storm Tracking App | Get Storm Pins App]The high temperature in Orlando will be above average near 94 degrees. The average high temperature for Orlando is 91. High temperatures at area beaches will be in the low 90s, and the coast will only see rain chances at 20 percent for Tuesday afternoon. [TRACK THE TROPICS: ClickOrlando.com hurricane page]Dolly will move Northwest into Mexico by Wednesday, and the storm will not impact the United States.