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22 May, 2025

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Lone Star Labor: Keeping Texans Safe In the Workplace and Beyond

If you read our recent list of 25 labor-related bills to watch through the end of the legislative session, you know the harmful bills v

Lone Star Labor: Keeping Texans Safe In the Workplace and Beyond

IBEW Local 66 members working during Hurricane Beryl

20 May, 2025

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Bill to Protect Utility Workers Passes Both Texas Chambers

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the Texas AFL-CIO and its affiliates celebrate the passage of

Bill to Protect Utility Workers Passes Both Texas Chambers

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19 May, 2025

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The Good, Bad, & Ugly: 25 Labor-related bills to watch at the end of the 2025 Texas Legislative Session

We fight for a fair shot for Texas workers, and we expect our lawmakers to as well. Here are the good, bad, and ugly bills still making their way through the Texas Legislature during the 89th session.

The Good, Bad, & Ugly: 25 Labor-related bills to watch at the end of the 2025 Texas Legislative Session

Teachers hold signs with text reading "Texas can and must do better" and "We demand thriving public schools"

15 May, 2025

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Lone Star Labor: Fund our schools!

Today, the Senate education committee is finally holding a public hearing on House Bill 2, the school funding package passed by the House nearly a month ago.

Lone Star Labor: Fund our schools!

A giant, black banner hangs from Texas AFL-CIO headquarters. White text reads, "Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires (and those that cave to them)." At the bottom is an image of Governor Greg Abbott behind a large pile of money.

08 May, 2025

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Lone Star Labor: We Choose Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires

This past Saturday, the Texas AFL-CIO, Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT), teachers, public school supporters, and anti-voucher elected officials gathered to unveil a giant banner directly across from t

Lone Star Labor: We Choose Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires

Kids and Teachers Over Billionaires Banner Texas AFL-CIO

03 May, 2025

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Texas AFL-CIO & Public School Advocates Unveil ‘Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires’ Banner Across from Governor’s Mansion to Protest Private School Vouchers

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the Texas AFL-CIO, Texas AFT, teachers, public school supporters, and anti-voucher elected officials gathered to directly oppose Governor Greg Abbott’s

Texas AFL-CIO & Public School Advocates Unveil ‘Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires’ Banner Across from Governor’s Mansion to Protest Private School Vouchers

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Lone Star Labor: Keeping Texans Safe In the Workplace and Beyond

Bill to Protect Utility Workers Passes Both Texas Chambers

The Good, Bad, & Ugly: 25 Labor-related bills to watch at the end of the 2025 Texas Legislative Session

Lone Star Labor: Fund our schools!

Lone Star Labor: We Choose Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires

Texas AFL-CIO & Public School Advocates Unveil ‘Kids & Teachers Over Billionaires’ Banner Across from Governor’s Mansion to Protest Private School Vouchers