Right after winning the Primary Election, @ginafortexas.bsky.social stood with #Houston workers and union members to say: Together, we can put workers over billionaires!
We're ready to elect pro-worker champion Gina Hinojosa as Governor in November!
Union members running for office are charting a new future. After yesterday’s primaries, union-first candidates backed by the @texasaflcio.org and @ncstateaflcio.bsky.social notched key wins. When rank-and-file workers run, working people’s voices show up on day one.
HOUSTON: Join us TODAY for a Working Families Rally with Special Guest Rep. @ginafortexas.bsky.social!
Let’s stand shoulder to shoulder and get ready to fight for the working families of Texas.
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We’re going to continue to recruit, train, and elect union members because when they’re in office, they’re ready to fight for workers on day one!
Stay tuned for more results and ways to build power for the May 26 runoff!
Congratulations to @poojaintexas.bsky.social, who won the primary for Texas House, District 47 (Austin)!
Pooja is a member of @cwa-tseu.bsky.social.
Congratulations to @sandyfortexas.bsky.social, winner of the primary for Texas House, District 28 (Richmond)!
Sandy is a member of Fort Bend American Federation of Teachers (@aft.org Local 6198).
Congratulations to @tanyafortexas.bsky.social, who won the primary for U.S. House, District 27 (Victoria)!
Tanya is a member of @texasaft.org.
Congratulations to Maggie Ellis, who won the primary for Texas Supreme Court, Place 1!
Maggie is a member of Texas State Employees Union (CWA Local 6186) and AFSCME Local 1624. member of @afscme1624.bsky.social and @cwa-tseu.bsky.social
Congratulations to Adrian Reyna, who is advancing to the runoff for Texas House, District 125 (San Antonio)! Adrian is a member of San Antonio Alliance (@aft.org Local 2048).
Congratulations to @montserratgaribay.bsky.social, who is advancing to the runoff for Texas House, District 49 (Austin)! Montserrat is a former Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer and member of Education Austin (@aft.org Local 2048)
💥 BIG NEWS: Texas union members running for office are charting a new path for Texas politics.
Here are six union members advancing to the May 26 runoff, or who won their primaries outright!
🚨 DALLAS COUNTY: Voting hours at Democratic polling locations have been extended to 9 p.m. CT.
You can still vote as long as you’re in line by 9 p.m. CT. Check your precinct before you go.
Need help voting? Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) or visit 866ourvote.org.
🗳️ It’s ELECTION DAY! Polls are open ‘til 7pm. Don’t miss your last chance to vote!
See all of our pro-worker endorsements at texasaflcio.org/endorsements
📢 Election Day is TOMORROW! Have you made your plan to vote?
Visit texasaflcio.org/endorsements to check out our full list of our pro-worker, pro-union endorsements. Then head to the polls ready to elect the leaders who stand with Texas workers!
Congratulations to Roxanne Brown, who was just sworn in as the new @steelworkers.bsky.social International President! She’s officially the first woman to lead the union.
We’re ready to fight alongside President Brown to win for Texas workers!
TEXAS: Election Day is just TWO DAYS AWAY and it’s all hands on deck!
Join us TOMORROW for a virtual text bank to help union members make a plan to vote. Let’s turn out strong to help elect pro-worker, pro-union candidates up and down the ballot!
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Union members in Pasadena, Dallas, Austin, and Beaumont are getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates!
If you haven’t voted yet, make a plan to vote on Election Day on Tuesday! Then see all of our pro-worker endorsements at texasaflcio.org/endorsements
Registered apprenticeships are changing lives in Harris County!
There’s no tuition. No student loans. Just an opportunity to earn a livable wage and benefits, while getting classroom instruction and on-the-job training. It’s a clear path to life-changing union careers.
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Our labor movement stands in solidarity with Texas letter carriers, who are fighting like hell for a fair contract with USPS! #FightLikeHell
Texas State Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Director Ryan Pollock joined @ricksmithshow.bsky.social to make it clear: real job creation lifts workers out of poverty & into lasting careers.
That takes fair wages, strong safety standards, and DOL-Registered Apprenticeship Programs!
🗳️ Early voting ends today! Have you made a plan to vote?
See our full list of pro-worker endorsements at texasaflcio.org/endorsements
Our Executive Board member Mary Finger writes, "We are proud to lift up the resilient Black labor legacy in America. We will continue to bear witness for our ancestors... who kept the faith and kept on fighting for a more inclusive, humane and just nation." (via @expressnews.com)
Let’s get out the vote for our labor-endorsed candidate Gina Hinojosa!
We need a governor who represents all Texans. Join us for a block walk this weekend:
www.mobilize.us/txaflcio/?da...
This month, we welcomed a brand new class of fellows to the Ruth Ellinger Leadership Academy!
From classroom learning to real-world action, union members from across Texas came together to sharpen their skills and strengthen solidarity. Together, we’ll build a more powerful labor movement!
This Black History Month, we honor union leader Johnnie Henderson Jr., who expanded opportunity for all Texans during his 44 years of service to the labor movement. His legacy continues to shape the fight for justice and worker power in Texas.
Read more: texasaflcio.org/hall-of-fame...
Let's keep organizing!
texasaflcio.org/organize
HUGE NEWS: Texas union membership is the highest it's been in 25 YEARS!
Our labor movement is steadily growing — all despite Greg Abbott’s anti-worker attacks, broken labor laws, and corporate union busting. Keep building worker power!
At our Bigger Broader Bolder Bash, we honored retired President Rick Levy for his decades of leadership in the Texas labor movement.
Rick’s legacy will shape our work for decades to come.
Here’s to the next chapter — stronger and bolder than ever! ✊🏽
“Instead of waiting for a savior, the working class is just going to save itself.” (via @houstonchronicle.com)
Ft. @marcosisaiasvelez.bsky.social, @rableforwesttexas.bsky.social , @joseloya.bsky.social #txlege
Read more: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
📢 Texas letter carriers are fighting like hell for a fair contract!
Our entire labor movement stands with them to deliver one, unified message to USPS: First-class service deserves first-class pay! #FightLikeHell #UnionStrong
