Texas AFL-CIO

JUST ANNOUNCED: Our Committee on Political Education (COPE) has voted to endorse Rep. Vikki Goodwin for Texas Lt. Governor!

She’s ready to fight for higher wages, lower health care costs, and fully-funded public schools. Let’s put , let’s defeat Dan Patrick, and let’s elect Vikki Goodwin this November!

Applications for the next Texas-based Organizing Institute (OI) Training will CLOSE in just one week!

Over three days, union organizers will learn skills to empower workers to WIN respect and dignity on the job! Details: https://texasaflcio.org/issues/training-leadership-development

Yesterday, El Paso and Minnesota union leaders came together in New Mexico to advocate for our union brother’s release from ICE detention.

Eustaquio “Paco” Orozco Verdusco, a member of NewsGuild-CWA, was on his way to work on Jan. 9, 2026, when immigration officers began following him shortly after leaving his house in C**n Rapids, Minnesota. He was arrested and has spent the last several months detained at the Cibola County Detention Center in New Mexico.

On Monday, Paco’s bond was denied and he remains in ICE detention.

From north to south and coast to coast, our union movement will continue fighting for our members in ICE detention, and won’t stop ‘til ICE is out of our communities! ✊🏽

Donate to Paco’s family to help with legal costs: https://chuffed.org/project/169571-free-paco-beloved-worker-organizer-detained-by-ice

✊ TEXAS UNION WIN: More than 200 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Official DART page) paratransit workers - represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) - just won huge raises in a historic union contract!

That’s the union difference!

It’s more important than ever that workers take care of themselves and demand heat protections in the workplace!

🗣️ Talk to your coworkers about your working conditions and consider forming a union!
🤝 Look in on older adults, neighbors, and vulnerable family members on really hot days.
✊ If you’re heading into union negotiations, talk with your local union leadership and staff representatives about plans for bargaining Health, Safety and Environment language, including addressing heat.
🗳️ Check your voter registration status NOW to take action this November.

Former Labor Department official says regulations are needed to protect workers in extreme heat Extreme heat this summer can be dangerous and even deadly for folks who work outside or those who work indoors without adequate air conditioning.

✊ TEXAS UNION WIN: IAM District 776 members at Lockheed Martin just won a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement with:
✔ Historic wage increases
✔ Better retirement benefits
✔ More vacation time
✔ No mandatory overtime
✔ $6,000 ratification bonus

That’s the union difference!

🗣️📢 Houston stadium concessions workers are standing up to demand better!

They show up every day to make every game and event successful, and as the World Cup descends on Houston, it is time they are treated with the respect they deserve. (via Houston Chronicle)

As World Cup begins, union leaders seek higher wages for Houston stadium workers Many Houston stadium workers have expressed interest in unionizing, according to Unite Here.