Texas AFL-CIO

01/27/2026

We have an opportunity to make history in North Texas, but only if you vote! Let's elect Taylor Rehmet to the Texas Senate!

We have a chance to flip this seat, but we can't do it without you.

Today is the LAST DAY to vote early!

Make your plan, grab a friend, and head to the polls.

Find your nearest polling location at TaylorForTx.com

01/27/2026

"It’s not about left or right. It’s about right and wrong and rich and poor," said Jimmy Mack, a UAW International Union leader and employee at General Motors in Dallas. (via Gromer Jeffers / The Dallas Morning News)

Texas Labor unions hope 2026 election contests help improve their political clout.

01/26/2026

BREAKING: We just approved our Texas AFL-CIO COPE 2026 Primary Endorsements!

We're ready to get to work to elect this wave of union members, and take on the billionaires and the big corporations. View our full list of endorsements here: https://texasaflcio.org/news/texas-afl-cio-cope-announces-2026-primary-election-endorsements

01/25/2026

From keynotes to a panel to a U.S. Senate Debate, we had an incredible first day of our 2026 COPE Convention!

It's Workers vs. Billionaires, and we know which side we're on!

01/25/2026

⭐ Tonight, we inducted labor champions Bob Martinez, Ralph Merriweather, and Glenn Scott into the Texas Labor Hall of Fame.

Their lifelong contributions to growing the Texas labor movement continue to guide and inspire us! To see Bob, Ralph, Glenn, and all other Hall of Fame Inductees, visit https://texasaflcio.org/hall-of-fame

01/25/2026

America’s unions mourn the senseless killing by federal agents of our AFGE Local 3669 union brother and VA nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti.

We reiterate our call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed.
https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-mourns-killing-minneapolis-union-member-reiterates-calls-ice-leave-minnesota

01/24/2026

Today's U.S. Senate Debate will help our union members — and workers across the state — determine who to support in the Democratic primary.

Thank you to both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico for their participation. Now, the process turns to our union delegates who will vote on who to endorse in the primary.

We’re in the fight for our lives. It’s workers versus billionaires, and we know which side we’re on. We’ll be supporting the candidates who support us!

Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune via POOL

01/24/2026

Our Texas AFL-CIO U.S. Senate debate between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico is about to begin! Watch LIVE online here:

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Representative James Talarico will take the stage at the Texas AFL-CIO COPE convention on Saturday afternoon to debate for the first time since they b…

01/24/2026

Join us live as we kick off the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention with President Leonard Aguilar and Secretary-Treasurer Lorraine Montemayor. It's Workers vs. Billionaires, and we know which side we're on!

01/24/2026

Yesterday, we eased into the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention with a day of meetings, planning, and networking!

New faces and old friends came together to recommit to our work - because it’s workers vs. billionaires, and losing isn’t an option!

Stay tuned for a livestream of our convention!

01/23/2026

💥 THANK YOU to the Changemaker and Defender Sponsors of our 2026 COPE Convention!

It’s Workers vs. Billionaires, and we know which side we’re on!

01/22/2026

We’re just TWO DAYS away from the U.S. Senate debate between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico at our 2026 COPE Convention!

Watch LIVE online at kxan.com or Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s other local market websites. Details:

The Texas AFL-CIO will host the first debate between the two leading candidates for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senator from Texas, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Representative James Talarico, during its COPE Convention on Jan. 24. Here's what you need to know: