The governor and state lawmakers are on the verge of calling a special session to vote on commuter rail in central and southeast Florida, but the AFL-CIO union is objecting to the current plan.

The union says legislation to move the SunRail and TriRail projects forward would block railroad workers from unionizing.

AFL-CIO President Mike Williams say if the legislation passes hundreds of workers will be shortchanged.

“You bet I want jobs. Are you asking me I want the type of jobs that are going to cause a man and woman to struggle week to week to put food on the table? The answer is no.”

Lawmakers are expected to hold session later this week, but with a meeting cost of 40-thousand dollars, legislative leaders want to be close to a deal before calling people back to Tallahassee.