Lone Star Labor: Solidarity makes the difference

Thanks to your solidarity, workers at Ashland Specialty Chemicals just ratified a new contract, endi

Lone Star Labor: Solidarity makes the difference

Texas Union Win: Ashland Specialty Chemicals Workers Ratify New Contract; End 42-Day Strike

TEXAS CITY, Texas – On Tuesday, the Texas City Metal Trades Council announced that the union has reached a new agreement with Ashland Specialty Chemicals, ending their 42-day Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.

Texas Union Win: Ashland Specialty Chemicals Workers Ratify New Contract; End 42-Day Strike

Lone Star Labor: We need heat protections

Across Texas, workers are struggling in the extreme summer heat. And now, anti-worker leaders in Congress are quietly attempting to stop any heat safety protection laws from being passed, now or in the future.

Lone Star Labor: We need heat protections

Union Transit Workers Call for Fair Contract at CapMetro Board Meeting in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, CapMetro/Keolis workers represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1091 testified before the CapMetro board to call for a fair contract.

Union Transit Workers Call for Fair Contract at CapMetro Board Meeting in Austin

Lone Star Labor: How we're prepping for November

We’re 102 days away from the November election. And this week, our Texas AFL-CIO COPE board announced our full list of endorsements! 

Lone Star Labor: How we're prepping for November

Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 General Election Pro-Worker Endorsements

Below are the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) 2026 general election endorsements. 

Early voting for the general election will be Oct. 19-30, with Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 General Election Pro-Worker Endorsements