Texas AFL-CIO

Texas AFL-CIO We’re the state labor federation representing 250,000+ union members. We fight for all Texas workers! We work the early shift and the late shift.

We are teachers, firefighters and farm workers, actors and engineers, pilots and public employees, painters and plumbers, steelworkers and screenwriters, doctors and nurses, stagehands, electricians and more. We are the unemployed, students and retirees. We believe that people who work make Texas work and that together, we are better.

04/20/2026

Texas workers are ready for something different.

If you want fully-funded public education, better wages, and worker protections, give Greg Abbott the boot this November!

🎬 That’s a wrap on weekend two of our 2026 Ruth Ellinger Leadership Academy! Our fellows are ready to take lessons on so...
04/19/2026

🎬 That’s a wrap on weekend two of our 2026 Ruth Ellinger Leadership Academy!

Our fellows are ready to take lessons on solidarity back to their local unions, all to build a labor movement as big as Texas!

Texas has deep labor union roots! ✊🏽Photo proof: In 1971, Dallas-area Communications Workers of America (CWA) members jo...
04/18/2026

Texas has deep labor union roots! ✊🏽

Photo proof: In 1971, Dallas-area Communications Workers of America (CWA) members joined the national strike against Western Electric Co. (the manufacturing arm of AT&T / Bell System) to fight for decent wages and a fair contract!

📸: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

04/16/2026

Most of us agree that college is a place for students to learn new perspectives.

But right now, Greg Abbott is working to limit what universities can teach. That’s why professors across Texas are joining American Association of University Professors — to defend our students and our world-class universities and colleges.

JUST ANNOUNCED: AMARILLO is the next stop on our statewide listening tour!Are you a union member? We want to hear from y...
04/15/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED: AMARILLO is the next stop on our statewide listening tour!

Are you a union member? We want to hear from you! RSVP for our Labor Town Hall on Tuesday, 5/12 at bit.ly/amarillolabor

04/14/2026

We need to vote out Greg Abbott.

Let’s elect labor-endorsed candidates who will actually fight for Texas workers.

Greg Abbott and his billionaire backers are waging culture wars at Texas universities, but AAUP Texas and AFT members ar...
04/13/2026

Greg Abbott and his billionaire backers are waging culture wars at Texas universities, but AAUP Texas and AFT members are fighting back!

Higher education isn’t some political pawn – it’s many Texans' path to a better life. That’s why union members stand together for academic freedom! 📚✊

Together, we helped 21 Austin residents and families of union members complete their citizenship application! Texans wo...
04/12/2026

Together, we helped 21 Austin residents and families of union members complete their citizenship application!

Texans work hard, regardless of their status. Now more than ever, immigrant workers are a critical part of our economy and labor movement! ✊🏽

04/11/2026

We believe in a Texas where every worker has what they need! Who’s going to help us get there?

Happy birthday, Dolores Huerta!As a lifelong champion for labor rights, civil rights, and women’s rights, you’ve changed...
04/10/2026

Happy birthday, Dolores Huerta!

As a lifelong champion for labor rights, civil rights, and women’s rights, you’ve changed countless lives and continue to inspire Texas workers!

🗳️ JUST ANNOUNCED: We just approved our full Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 Primary Runoff endorsements! These pro-worker candi...
04/09/2026

🗳️ JUST ANNOUNCED: We just approved our full Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 Primary Runoff endorsements!

These pro-worker candidates are ready to fight for better wages, fully-funding our public schools, and lowering health care costs.

Your vote could be the deciding factor in these races! View our full list of endorsements at texasaflcio.org/endorsements

04/08/2026

Unionize Texas! ✊🏽

Workers at Graphic Packaging International in Waco just voted to form a union with United Steelworkers so they can have a voice in the workplace.

If you’d like to form a union, visit https://texasaflcio.org/form-union

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