Texas AFL-CIO
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✊ TEXAS UNION WIN: Workers at Ashland Specialty Chemicals ratified a new contract! While they didn't win every fight at that table — members won something no contract can put a price on: trust, unity, and a brotherhood forged on that picket line. That’s the union difference.
More than 60 union members representing dozens of unions joined us for our North Texas Labor Town Hall! Members are ready to organize, build power, and elect pro-worker candidates in #DFW. ✊
🦋 Registration is NOW OPEN for our brand new Immigration Training Program for Texas union members! The labor movement has always understood a simple but powerful truth: an injury to one is an injury to all. Learn more and register for this four-part training at texasaflcio.org/immigration
🗣️ LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: "Talarico said he supports rebuilding labor power across industries to improve pay and workplace safety."
James Talarico highlights worker pay, skilled trades in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — State Rep. James Talarico visited a union training center in San Antonio on Thursday, where he discussed raising pay, expanding pathways to skille
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📍 Lubbock: Sheet Metal Workers (@smart-union.bsky.social) Local 49 just cut the ribbon on a new JATC apprenticeship training center – investing in the next generation of union tradespeople in West Texas!
‘Future of West Texas’: Lubbock’s new training center
LUBBOCK, Texas — SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 49 celebrated the grand opening of its apprentice training facility in Lubbock on July 24, marking an important investment in skilled tr…
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📢 Calling all DFW area union members! Our North Texas Labor Town Hall is MONDAY at 6pm, and we want to hear from you! RSVP to join us: bit.ly/northtxlabor 𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦.
✊ TEXAS UNION WIN: @weareagma.bsky.social members just won a new, four-year agreement with the Houston Ballet guaranteeing: 💸 Strong wage increases 🏖️ New vacation pay 🍼 Parental leave benefits 🤖 AI protections & more! That’s the union difference!
A strong Postal Service means: 📬 Reliable & affordable mail service, 🔒 Secure delivery of election mail & prescription meds, 💸 Support for small businesses, and 💪 Good union jobs. @apwu.bsky.social members are rallying to save our mail and serve the people of Texas, not corporate profits!
“There’s no reason I should be paycheck to paycheck.” Over 75% of @capmetroatx.bsky.social / Keolis employees can’t afford to live in Austin. Instead of taking care of workers, the CapMetro board is trying to pass the buck onto their subcontractor. Take action: bit.ly/capmetroaction #atx
📍 Austin: @capmetroatx.bsky.social / @keolisgroup.bsky.social workers represented by @atucomms.bsky.social Local 1091 are calling on the CapMetro board to take care of the workers who make our community run! FAIR CONTRACT NOW! Send a message: bit.ly/capmetroaction
How do we WIN a better Texas? By organizing for it! 💪 More than 30 organizers just came together for the @aflcio.org’s Organizing Institute (OI) Training in Austin. Union members from across the state gained new skills to build a broader, bolder labor movement!
🦋 Registration is NOW OPEN for our brand new Immigration Training Program for Texas union members! The labor movement has always understood a simple but powerful truth: an injury to one is an injury to all. Learn more and register for this four-part training at texasaflcio.org/immigration
A Texas letter carrier collapsed and died on his route Monday during an extreme heat warning. The next day, Republicans on the Education and Labor Committee voted to permanently block a rule guaranteeing workers water breaks and shade in dangerous heat. Working shouldn't be a death sentence.
Texas USPS worker dies after collapsing during extreme heat, sparking scrutiny
While it's unclear whether Thakkar's death was directly related to the triple-digit heat that day, neighbors told local media they believe the extreme temperatures may have played a role.
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Having workers complete tasks they’re not trained or certified for in a chemical plant? That’s unsafe for workers AND the community. Ashland workers are on week 4️⃣ of their ULP strike in Texas City. Add your name to support them: tr.ee/ashlandpetit... #KeepAshlandSafe
Chemical disaster safety begins w/ frontline workers. These highly-skilled workers are trying to keep Ashland Specialty Chemicals safe for the whole community! We call on Ashland to come back to the table and bargain in good faith! #KeepAshlandSafe @texasaflcio.org
Ashland Specialty Chemicals union workers go on strike at Texas City facility | Houston Public Media
The employees say they want to preserve their current benefits, including more sick time for senior employees.
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We won’t stop ‘til Ashland: 👷 Keeps work in the crafts trained to do it ❤️🩹 Maintains paid sick time hours ✊️ Ends any outsourcing of union jobs #KeepAshlandSafe #EnvironmentalJustice @texasaflcio.org
Fenceline Watch stands in solidarity with Ashland Specialty Chemicals workers who are fighting for a fair contract!
🚨 ACTION ALERT: Our labor movement stands in solidarity with Austin @atucomms.bsky.social members fighting for a fair contract! @capmetroatx.bsky.social board members need to be fighting for workers to get: ✅ Fair pay increases ✅ Better training ✅ Adequate time off Add your name ⬇️
TAKE ACTION: Tell CapMetro board members to stand with workers!
We need your help to show CapMetro/Keolis workers that Austin and our Texas labor movement has their back!
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📍 Texas City Week 3️⃣: 70 skilled workers are continuing their ULP strike at Ashland Specialty Chemicals. These workers aren't asking for more pay. They're on strike to make sure Ashland preserves the safety standards that've been in place for decades. Add your name: tr.ee/ashlandpetit...
SHARE: We've compiled resources for Texas union members impacted by recent flooding:
Texas Flood Resources & How to Help 2026
As Texans recover from the recent floods, the Texas AFL-CIO has compiled a list of resources for both union members and the general public. Thank you to all of our emergency responders for their work ...
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Tonight, President Trump pushed years-old, thoroughly debunked, alarmingly dangerous conspiracy theories in an effort to undermine our elections. The purpose is clear: divide, scare and intimidate working people to weaken our democracy. https://bit.ly/4wNAFMn
Union workers at Ashland Specialty Chemicals continue a strike over workplace safety and labor law violations, impacting around 70 employees as they seek negotiations for improved benefits, not wages.
Ashland Specialty Chemical Workers Enter Second Week of Strikes in Texas City
Union workers at Ashland Specialty Chemicals continue a strike over workplace safety and labor law violations, impacting around 70 employees as they seek negotiations for improved benefits, not wages.
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I just wrote a @texasaflcio.org letter: TAKE ACTION: Support Texas City workers on strike!. Write one here: act.aflcio.org/letters/take...
TAKE ACTION: Support Texas City workers on strike!
70 skilled workers represented by the Texas City Metal Trades Council are in week two of an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike at Ashland Specialty Chemicals in Texas City, Texas. In negotiations As...
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📢 GRAND PRAIRIE is the next stop on our statewide listening tour! RSVP for our North Texas Labor Town Hall on Monday, Aug. 3 at bit.ly/northtxlabor 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.
70 workers are still striking at Ashland Specialty Chemicals, nearly 2 weeks after contract negotiations broke down. Workers aren’t fighting for a raise, but instead, clearer job roles, increased sick leave benefits, and tighter work rules. www.galvnews.com/news/workers...
Workers at Texas City Ashland plant hold line as strike enters second week
For the roughly 70 workers represented by four unions through the Texas City Metal Trades Council, the dispute isn't about higher wages but proposed contract changes they fear would require
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📍 Austin: @capmetroatx.bsky.social has tried to distance itself from the labor dispute. But its contract shows the transit agency reimburses @keolisgroup.bsky.social for bus worker wages based on payroll records. (via @kutnews.bsky.social)
With a CapMetro strike on the table, workers say better training would improve bus service
Workers authorized a strike but will return to negotiations Tuesday. They say inadequate training and a shortage of working buses contribute to delays and missed trips.
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This Texas Chemical Plant Is Forcing Workers to Choose Between Safety and Their Jobs Texas City chemical workers are striking for safety, not raises. IUOE Local 564 lead negotiator Lewis Crawford exposes the severe contract cuts and cross-crafting mandates forcing a standoff. 🧵
📍 Lubbock: "This isn't academic oversight; it's a chilling, top-down attack on the freedom to teach designed to intimidate faculty into silence." (via @texastribune.org)
Texas Tech sued over limits on race, gender instruction
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to halt the restrictions as discriminatory, improperly vague and a violation of free speech.
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🚨 TAKE ACTION: These skilled workers are trying to keep @AshlandInc safe for the whole Texas City community! 1️⃣ Add your name: tr.ee/ashlandpetit... 2️⃣ Donate to the strike fund: tr.ee/ashlandstrik... 3️⃣ Join the picket line: tr.ee/ashlandpicke... #KeepAshlandSafe