Happy belated Labor Day from all of us here at the Texas AFL-CIO! Our team fanned out to ten different cities across the state to celebrate the accomplishments of Texas workers past, present, and future. Check out our recap of the incredible weekend:
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The stage is now set for working people to improve their lives by speaking up together – not only through organizing their workplace, but by making their voice heard at the ballot box.
In this crucial election year, Texas labor is ready to elect candidates up and down the ballot who will fight for working Texans.
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With Labor Day behind us, we have just 62 days to send Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House, Colin Allred to the Senate, and a whole slate of pro-worker candidates to the Texas legislature. The stakes couldn’t be higher: everything we’ve fought for for decades – workplace safety, pensions, affordable healthcare, the right to organize – hangs in the balance.
We’re kicking off our mobilization program to activate thousands of union siblings and allies across the state at a scale never seen before – all in service of protecting our most fundamental freedoms.
We need your help to get it done. Can we count on you to join the fight?
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Working Texans are ready to flex their collective muscle and make their voices heard. This past year, groundbreaking organizing has spread across Texas – historically one of the toughest states in the U.S. to organize. Workers in Fort Worth unionized the first HomeGoods store in the state. Ascension Seton Medical Center nurses in Austin secured their first contract after two picket lines drew broad community support. Just in recent weeks:
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In Abilene, not historically a major union outpost, workers at the International Rescue Committee won recognition from management after joining Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 277, alongside their Dallas counterparts;
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Workers at RAICES, an immigration nonprofit, won their first contract at offices across the state;
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2,500 workers at a Marshalls distribution center in El Paso unionized with UNITE HERE;
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Workers at a Spec’s warehouse, the state’s largest wine and liquor distributor, won their union election in Dallas;
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A Starbucks store in Arlington joined nearly a couple dozen other Texas stores as the number of unionized Starbucks marches nationally toward the 500 mark;
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Sixty workers at Blizzard Entertainment in Austin joined the Communications Workers of America.
Don't miss our new video featuring four incredible workers at the forefront of our movement:
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Applications for the seventh cohort of Ruth Ellinger Leadership Academy fellows are open until this Friday, September 6th. This is a year-long, comprehensive leadership development course for union members to train the next labor leaders of Texas. Don't miss your chance!
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Save the Date: Texas AFL-CIO Annual Golf Tournament
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On September 25th, we’ll be putting on our Annual Golf Tournament in Leander, just north of Austin! This is our main fundraiser for our scholarship program, which helps the children and relatives of union siblings. Buy your tickets and invite a friend!
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Now that we’re in crunch time, you’ll be hearing from us more often. Make sure to keep opening this email to stay up to date on all the voter mobilization events we’ll be putting on over the next two months, and keep an eye out on our website for crucial election resources.
We’re ready to fight for candidates who will fight for us. Are you?
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In Solidarity,
Team Texas AFL-CIO
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