Texas AFL-CIO

02/19/2026

BREAKING: Taylor Rehmet was just sworn in as the first rank-and-file union member to serve in the Texas Senate.

Senator Rehmet is a beacon of hope not just for Texas, but for every union member and worker in the state. This is a huge win for Texas workers!

02/19/2026

This Black History Month, we’re honoring some of the labor leaders who changed Texas labor forever.

Over a 35-year career with Communications Workers of America Local 6215, Nancy Hall brought equal parts warmth and determination to her advocacy for Texas workers. Through her roles in CLUW, Texas APRI, and CBTU, she advanced the cause of working women and civil rights. Her legacy lives on in every leader she inspired to take action.

This month and every month, we honor Nancy Hall for her courage, leadership, and unwavering commitment to Texas workers.

Read more: https://texasaflcio.org/hall-of-fame/nancy-hall-hof

02/18/2026

“Nobody’s coming to save the working class and the regular American, so we might as well step up and save ourselves.” (via Josephine Lee / Texas Observer)

A slate of union-affiliated candidates are taking the labor movement on the campaign trail up and down the ballot.

02/18/2026

Join us THIS SATURDAY as we hit the streets in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Beaumont to get out the vote for our pro-worker candidates!

SIGN UP: https://www.mobilize.us/txaflcio/?date=2026-02-21T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&event_type=1?source=smfb

02/18/2026

Workers want a voice in how new technology is designed and implemented to improve our job quality and agency.

At the Texas AFL-CIO U.S. Senate Debate, ILA LOCAL UNION 24 1st Business Agent Calvin J. Mackie asked both James Talarico & Jasmine Crockett how they’d tackle AI. Here are their answers:

02/17/2026

TEXAS: Early voting starts TODAY and we need all hands on deck!

Join us TONIGHT for a virtual text bank to remind union members to make a plan to vote! Together, we can elect pro-worker, pro-union candidates up and down the ballot!

Sign up now:

Join the Texas AFL-CIO for a virtual text bank for our labor-endorsed candidates: **Governor: Gina Hinojosa (D)**, *Member of Texas State Employees Union (TSEU-CWA 6186)* **Lieutenant Governor: Marcos Vélez (D)**, *Assistant Director of United Steelworkers (USW) District 13* **Commissioner of Gener...

02/16/2026

📢 Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 17 across the state! Do you have a plan to vote?

Here are our pro-worker, pro-union picks for statewide and union-first candidates! See our full list of endorsements at texasaflcio.org/endorsements

02/15/2026

American Airlines flight attendants are taking a stand — warning that failed leadership is hurting workers and putting the company’s future at risk.

“From abysmal profits earned to operational failures that have front-line workers sleeping on floors, this airline must course-correct before it falls even further behind,” said a statement from Julie Hedrick, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA). (via The Dallas Morning News)

The group blasted ‘abysmal’ financials and ‘operational failures’ that have mired American behind the competition.

02/14/2026

Union members in Austin, Port Arthur, and Grand Prairie are getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates, rain or shine.

Love and solidarity are a powerful combination! Thank you to everyone who showed up, knocked doors, and made today a success.

Ready to keep the momentum going? Sign up for an event here: https://mobilize.us/txaflcio/

02/13/2026

Our BIGGER BROADER BOLDER BASH is just eight days away!

Join us for a fun night celebrating retired President Rick Levy and building solidarity for our future work.

Get your tickets now: biggerbroaderbolderbash.org

02/12/2026

This Saturday, we’re block-walking for pro-worker candidates like Hendricks For Texas in Austin, Grand Prairie, and Port Arthur!

Sign up NOW to knock doors and help deliver real change for Texas workers: https://www.mobilize.us/txaflcio/?date=2026-02-14T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&event_type=1/?source=JHSM

02/11/2026

Texas union journalists with ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman are picketing for fair contracts!

We call on Hearst and all management to:
Keep our news local!
Keep our news human!
Keep our news union!

Add your name to join the fight: https://act.aflcio.org/letters/tell-hearst-keep-texas-news-written-by-texans/?source=social