We Support YALL
Young Active Labor Leaders (YALL) is accepting support and applications from all union and non-union activists to attend their July 26 convention in Dallas.
Some scholarship money is already available. Activists under 40 are registering or applying for scholarships on line by clicking here. Labor supporters of all ages can contribute on line by clicking here. Checks go to: Texas AFL-CIO/Young Active Labor Leaders/P.O. Box 12727/Austin, TX 78711. Supporters who send as little as $100 or as much as $10,000 will be acknowledged at the convention, but all donations are eagerly accepted.
North Texas residents may also consider hosting activists in their homes, churches or union halls so that they won't have hotel costs keeping them away.
Texans support YALL not only because they are training future leadership, but also because they have already taken the lead in much-needed union solidarity, organizing, and making community connections. Click here for more information or contact President Travis Cantwell at (972)821-6928 or state@txyall.org.
Labor Report Green Lights Organizing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics report for June shows that hiring is still strong, and that is the main condition for labor victories in hiring and negotiations. The main national unemployment rate stayed low at 4.1% and Texas numbers are even better. Because of the hiring levels, wages have continued to remain slightly above the inflation rate.
Truth Gets Scarcer
Labor's side of news developments has always been hard to get, but the crumbling of mainstream news agencies is making it harder. CBS News capitulated to corporate and Trump pressure in the past week. Our local labor talk show at 9 AM every Saturday on KNON.org and 89.3FM continues to resist.
On July 5, the controversy over electoral politics continues. The President of Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans and Secretary of the Dallas County Democrats, Kenneth Williams, will give his opinion as to why talk about forming a Labor Party is wrong.
Focus on Labor Day
The AFL-CIO intends to make 2025’s Labor Day the biggest and most important ever. Contact jtomlinson.dallasaflcio@gmail.com to reserve seats, tables, ads, and sponsorships for the prestigious Dallas Labor Day Breakfast.
Need More Information?
- Political Committee Earnest Tilley keeps track of all Dallas labor activities: etilley2006@yahoo.com
- Texas Alliance for Retired Americans: Judy Bryant judy4tara@aol.com
- Young Active Labor Leaders: Stu Becker stubecker89@gmail.com
- Donnie Jolly of ATU: donniejolly@yahoo.com
- Katina Range of APWU: katinarange@dallasapwu.org
- Rena Honea of Alliance/AFT: rena@alliance-aft.org
- Dallas AFL-CIO web site: http://texasaflcio.org/dallas
Join Our Solidarity Brigade
Click here to get updates whenever activists are needed. For text alerts, send the word "action" to the phone number 235246. Paste Bit.ly/DallasCLC?r=qr into your browser and join our Dallas political program. Everyone is encouraged to join the national Department of People Who Work for a Living. Please also subscribe to the Texas AFL-CIO weekly newsletter by writing to labor@texasaflcio.org. We are fighting for working families in every available arena.
MORE ACTIONS COMING UP
Jul 10, 2nd Thursday, 11A: Retiree on-line update. Contact Genelantz19@gmail.com. If you haven't registered already, register here
Jul 17, 7:30P: Dallas Central Labor Council meeting for all affiliated union members.\
Jul 21: Texas Legislature special session begins on a “half-dozen agenda items, including judicial reforms and how to regulate the $8 billion THC industry.”
Jul 25-27: YALL state convention in Dallas Convention Center
August 6, 12:30P: Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans meets at 334 Centre in Dallas. Contact Judy4tara@aol.com or 214-729-0063