Dallas Labor Makes Connections
The May 17 Dallas AFL-CIO Central Labor Council meeting had standing room only. There were more activities and topics than ever because labor is connecting the center of a major progressive uprising. Here are a few of the discussion items:
- Canvassing Saturday and phone banking Monday for the last day of early voting and the May 22 runoff election
- Top congressional candidate and union member Colin Allred receives a $5,000 boost
- Help register all union members to vote
- Petition for sick time for all Dallas workers
- Labor makes connections
Election Work is Vital
We will be canvassing on Saturday at 10AM and phone banking on Monday 5:30-8:30PM. Everyone is asked to show up at 1408 N Washington and Political Director Lorraine Montemayor (lmontemayor.dallasaflcio@gmail.com, 214-448-1557 ) will get us started.
Here are important labor-endorsed candidates in the runoff:
* Texas Governor: Lupe Valdez
* U.S. Representative, CD 32: Colin Allred
* Texas House District 109: Carl Sherman
* District Judge, 68th District: Martin Hoffman
* District Judge, 193rd District, Carl Ginsberg
* County Court at Law#4: Ken Tapscott
* County Criminal Court of Appeals#2: Pamela Luther
* Justice of the Peace, PCT#4, Place 2: Sasha Moreno
* Constable Pct#4: Dual endorsement
* Constable Pct#5: Beth Villarreal
Labor’s DISD School Board candidate, Bernadette Nutall, faces a runoff election in June
Allred Deserves Support
Colin Allred is one of the labor’s most important candidates in the entire United States. If he wins the primary runoff, he has a real chance to take out one of the most anti-worker congresspersons, Pete Sessions in District 32. Allred joined the union when he played in the National Football League and is a member today.
Emmanuel Vinton of the UNITE-HERE union proudly presented Allred a $5,000 check at the May Labor Council meeting.
Register All Union Members to Vote
Harrison Hiner told the May Labor Council that approximately 13,000 union members in Dallas County are not registered to vote. He asked all union locals to contact him to get expert help from the Texas AFL-CIO. His email is harrison@texasaflcio.org and his phone is 903-445-0302
Dallas Workers Need the Right to Sick Time
DJ Garza and Travis Cantwell reported that Young Active Labor Leaders are working all-out on the petitioning campaign for a ballot initiative to win paid sick time for all workers in the City of Dallas. They are going to union meetings to collect signatures and talk to people about joining their active youth group. June 11 is the deadline for signatures.
Petitioning jobs at $15-$17/hour are available. They hire part-time, full-time, and overtime petitioners. Automobile drivers can earn $70/week plus expenses. The Oak Lawn area office number is 972-895-2513. The Wynnewood (Oak Cliff) area number is 469-607-2970.
Mark York: “You Are Never Alone!”
Dallas AFL-CIO principal officer Mark York spoke to environmentalists who were protesting at the Chase Bank stockholders’ meeting in Plano on May 15. JP Morgan Chase is charged with being the principal financier of fossil fuel polluters. Many of the 50 protesters were Native Americans from Oklahoma and Louisiana.
The Dallas AFL-CIO tries to get all progressive activists with us on our telecommunications outreach. Our Facebook Page is https://www.facebook.com/dallasaflcio/. Please “like” us. Join our texting reminder service by sending “@laborrel” to phone number 81010.
Mark York told the environmentalists that labor backs up our progressive allies and helps draw the movement together. “Labor is always with you,” he said. “You are never alone!”
More Actions Coming Up
May 18: Last day for early voting for primary runoff election
May 19, 10A: Canvassing from 1408 N. Washington Ave. Dallas, 75204
May 19, 11A: Malcolm X Festival begins at Pan African Connection 4466 South Marsalis
May 19, 5P: Palestinians protest at Hilton Anatole 2201 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, Texas 75207. See event at https://www.facebook.com/events/173731363460062/
May 20, 8:30A-12:30P: Protest Pastor Robert Jeffress for assisting Trump in the Middle East at First Baptist Church, N St Paul Street between San Jacinto and Federal. See https://www.facebook.com/events/283223175550748/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1526529559918246
May 20, 7P: Young Active Labor Leaders (YALL) meets at 1408 N Washington
May 21, 5:30P: Phone banking from 1408 N. Washington Ave. Dallas,75204
May 22: Primary runoff election day
May 23. 1P: Protest stockholder meeting of Black Rock Corporation with Code Pink at 5910 N. Central Expy https://www.facebook.com/events/2197649150521232/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1526590167959104
May 30, 7:30-10:30A: Environmentalists protest Exxon Mobile Stockholder Meeting at 2301 Flora St, Dallas, 75201 https://www.facebook.com/events/163543267661456/
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