On January 15, people incarcerated across Florida kicked off a work stoppage at eight prisons, demanding fair pay for their labor and improved living conditions. They dubbed the coordinated protest Operation PUSH, and two months later, organizers claim that prisoners face retaliation for withdrawing their labor.
A statement put out February 18 by the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), an affiliate of the Industrial Workers of the World, summarizes information submitted by some of the strikers. The prisoners claim that the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) purposely separated prisoners involved in the strike and subjected some to solitary confinement for their participation.
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