Lone Star Labor: Our Pro-Worker Scorecard
This morning, we released our Texas Pro-Worker Scorecard for the 89th Legislative Session.
Our expectations for lawmakers are simple. We ask that they fight for legislation that lifts up and improves the lives of Texas workers and their families.
Texas workers need our lawmakers to show up and fight for us. We hope our Pro-Worker Scorecard provides you with the information you need to uplift labor champions and hold others accountable.
Find out where your state elected representatives stand at the links below:
Texas House Pro-Worker Scorecard
Texas Senate Pro-Worker Scorecard
CENTRAL TEXAS FLOOD RESOURCES & HOW TO HELP
We’ve compiled a list of resources and how to help here. Thank you to all of our emergency responders for their work during this crisis.
AS GOES TEXAS LABOR…
Tyler: East Texas state lawmakers get Pro-Worker scores from Texas AFL-CIO — KETK
Dallas: VA secretary vows during Dallas visit that massive jobs cuts will not weaken patient care — Dallas Morning News
Austin: After Three Years, the Via 313 Union Is Certified. Here’s What Comes Next — Eater
Statewide: Texas AFL-CIO Leader on Flood Recovery and Labor Challenges — America’s Work Force Union Podcast featuring Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Aguilar
Statewide: Low wages and ICE threats: Inside the shadow economy of Texas construction — Houston Chronicle
NEWS TO USE
AFL-CIO bus tour revs up labor’s mobilization against Trump bill — People’s World
VA walks back plans for mass layoffs but will still lose tens of thousands of jobs — CNN
Supreme Court clears way for Trump to pursue mass federal layoffs — Reuters
Trump wants more skilled tradespeople. His Labor Department is trying to cut off a pipeline of workers — CNN
Philadelphia strike over as DC 33, city reach tentative deal — CBS News
TEXAS LABOR FAMILY NEWS
🏃 Labor on the Move
Congratulations to the NEW Austin Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 433 President, Russell K. Shores!
Congratulations to the Women’s Committee of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 716 who received their certificate of recognition last month!
Congratulations to National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 505 who participated in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Drive and collected an incredible 65,697 pounds of food for their local food bank, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger!
💐 In Memory
IBEW Local 66 mourns the passing of David Schnaubelt.
Northeast Houston AFT mourns the loss of Idemudia "Ide" Uwagbale and Kierra Dunn.
IAFF Local 51 mourns the loss of Lieutenant Neal Douglas and Carlos David Beltran.
Our hearts go out to their friends and family.
📜 This Week in Labor History…
On July 7, 1903, Mary Harris Jones, better known as “Mother Jones,” began the “March of the Mill Children.” Marchers were child laborers who had suffered serious injuries when working in mills or mines. Learn more.
SOLIDARITY CORNER: EVENTS & ACTIONS
🚨 Take Action
Send a letter to your U.S. Representative urging them to enforce labor and transportation laws! Right now, freight rail companies are beginning to outsource American railway jobs, hurting union members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). Send a letter here.
Donate to the AFGE Federal Employee Defense Fund to fund legal action and other strategies to defend American public employees.
📆 Events
Friday, Jul. 25 through Sunday, Jul. 27 in Dallas: Texas YALL’s 2025 Hot Labor Summer Summit
Join the Texas Young Active Labor Leaders (YALL) for the 2025 Hot Labor Summer Summit. Any union members 40 years old or younger are welcome to join YALL. Register by July 18! Details & registration here.
📝 Applications & Programs
The Austin Chapter of National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) 2025-2026 Scholarships: Multiple awards are available. Visit the link for eligibility and to download the application, which is due Friday, Jul. 25.
🇺🇸 Federal Workers: Stay Informed
Trump’s attacks on federal workers are moving at a breakneck speed. If you’re an AFGE member or federal worker, you can stay up to date and get critical questions answered at AFGE’s new one-stop shop: afge.org/AFGEStrong
📸 Photo of the Week
On July 4, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 24 officially unveiled their new mural “Unity on the Houston Waterfront.”
Photo courtesy International Longshoremen's Association.
You can read about the artists, Antonio Reonegro and Tom Lynch, here.
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