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2025 was a year of BIG FIGHTS, BIG WINS, and BIG SOLIDARITY. Here’s some of what we accomplished together.
NEW: @newsguild.org President John Schleuss is joining us at this year’s COPE Convention!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Schleuss and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Schleuss and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
NEW: @newsguild.org President John Schleuss is joining us at this year’s COPE Convention!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Schleuss and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Schleuss and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
The future of Texas will be built on innovation and hard work.
Today, the Texas Climate Jobs Project hosted an educational session on Austin’s geothermal potential — showing how the technology could lower utility bills, reduce emissions, and create family-sustaining union jobs.
Today, the Texas Climate Jobs Project hosted an educational session on Austin’s geothermal potential — showing how the technology could lower utility bills, reduce emissions, and create family-sustaining union jobs.
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The future of Texas will be built on innovation and hard work.
Today, the Texas Climate Jobs Project hosted an educational session on Austin’s geothermal potential — showing how the technology could lower utility bills, reduce emissions, and create family-sustaining union jobs.
Today, the Texas Climate Jobs Project hosted an educational session on Austin’s geothermal potential — showing how the technology could lower utility bills, reduce emissions, and create family-sustaining union jobs.
📢 FORT WORTH: Join us SATURDAY to knock doors for union brother Taylor Rehmet!
Robin Johnson of cwaunion.bsky.social Local 6215 knows the union vote can win this tight race. Let’s help elect Taylor to SD 9 so he can deliver for North Texas workers!
Details: mobilize.us/txaflcio/event/873406/
Robin Johnson of cwaunion.bsky.social Local 6215 knows the union vote can win this tight race. Let’s help elect Taylor to SD 9 so he can deliver for North Texas workers!
Details: mobilize.us/txaflcio/event/873406/
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
📢 FORT WORTH: Join us SATURDAY to knock doors for union brother Taylor Rehmet!
Robin Johnson of cwaunion.bsky.social Local 6215 knows the union vote can win this tight race. Let’s help elect Taylor to SD 9 so he can deliver for North Texas workers!
Details: mobilize.us/txaflcio/event/873406/
Robin Johnson of cwaunion.bsky.social Local 6215 knows the union vote can win this tight race. Let’s help elect Taylor to SD 9 so he can deliver for North Texas workers!
Details: mobilize.us/txaflcio/event/873406/
NEW: U.S. Representative @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social is joining us at this year’s COPE Convention!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from Rep. Grijalva and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from Rep. Grijalva and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
NEW: U.S. Representative @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social is joining us at this year’s COPE Convention!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from Rep. Grijalva and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from Rep. Grijalva and other leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
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Why Texas Is Suddenly Leading the South in Union Organizing
@TexasAFLCIO President Leonard Aguilar talks on the union organizing surge across Texas, why Texas now leads the South in union elections, & how Labor is growing through organizing, apprenticeships, and elections.
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@TexasAFLCIO President Leonard Aguilar talks on the union organizing surge across Texas, why Texas now leads the South in union elections, & how Labor is growing through organizing, apprenticeships, and elections.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Why Texas Is Suddenly Leading the South in Union Organizing
@TexasAFLCIO President Leonard Aguilar talks on the union organizing surge across Texas, why Texas now leads the South in union elections, & how Labor is growing through organizing, apprenticeships, and elections.
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@TexasAFLCIO President Leonard Aguilar talks on the union organizing surge across Texas, why Texas now leads the South in union elections, & how Labor is growing through organizing, apprenticeships, and elections.
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📢 The new North Texas Area Labor Federation is hiring its first Executive Director!
This role will help build regional labor power for 40,000 union members across 11 counties. If you know someone who would be a good fit, please encourage them to apply!
Details: unionjobs.com/listing.php?...
This role will help build regional labor power for 40,000 union members across 11 counties. If you know someone who would be a good fit, please encourage them to apply!
Details: unionjobs.com/listing.php?...
Executive Director - NTxALF : Texas — Union Jobs Clearinghouse
Executive Director - NTxALF : Texas — Union Jobs Clearinghouse
unionjobs.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
📢 The new North Texas Area Labor Federation is hiring its first Executive Director!
This role will help build regional labor power for 40,000 union members across 11 counties. If you know someone who would be a good fit, please encourage them to apply!
Details: unionjobs.com/listing.php?...
This role will help build regional labor power for 40,000 union members across 11 counties. If you know someone who would be a good fit, please encourage them to apply!
Details: unionjobs.com/listing.php?...
NEW: Join the Texas AFL-CIO for our first-ever Bigger Broader Bolder Bash on Feb. 21!
This will be a fun night celebrating retired President Rick Levy’s years of commitment to the movement and building solidarity for our future work. Join us: biggerbroaderbolderbash.org
This will be a fun night celebrating retired President Rick Levy’s years of commitment to the movement and building solidarity for our future work. Join us: biggerbroaderbolderbash.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Join the Texas AFL-CIO for our first-ever Bigger Broader Bolder Bash on Feb. 21!
This will be a fun night celebrating retired President Rick Levy’s years of commitment to the movement and building solidarity for our future work. Join us: biggerbroaderbolderbash.org
This will be a fun night celebrating retired President Rick Levy’s years of commitment to the movement and building solidarity for our future work. Join us: biggerbroaderbolderbash.org
Our newly elected labor leaders in San Antonio are hitting the ground running! ✊🏽 We choose #WorkersOverBillionaires!
January 12, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Our newly elected labor leaders in San Antonio are hitting the ground running! ✊🏽 We choose #WorkersOverBillionaires!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Hear from state lawmakers like @mollyfortexas.bsky.social, Rep. Nicole Collier, and @genefortexas.bsky.social about their fight for workers at our 2026 COPE Convention!
We’ll see you in Georgetown in less than 2️⃣ weeks! Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
We’ll see you in Georgetown in less than 2️⃣ weeks! Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED: Hear from state lawmakers like @mollyfortexas.bsky.social, Rep. Nicole Collier, and @genefortexas.bsky.social about their fight for workers at our 2026 COPE Convention!
We’ll see you in Georgetown in less than 2️⃣ weeks! Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
We’ll see you in Georgetown in less than 2️⃣ weeks! Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
#FortWorth union members are getting out the vote for labor leader Taylor Rehmet!
We’re knocking doors and talking about how Taylor will deliver for North Texas workers.
If you’re in #SD9, make sure you have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early vote: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Jan. 31
#txlege
We’re knocking doors and talking about how Taylor will deliver for North Texas workers.
If you’re in #SD9, make sure you have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early vote: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Jan. 31
#txlege
January 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
#FortWorth union members are getting out the vote for labor leader Taylor Rehmet!
We’re knocking doors and talking about how Taylor will deliver for North Texas workers.
If you’re in #SD9, make sure you have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early vote: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Jan. 31
#txlege
We’re knocking doors and talking about how Taylor will deliver for North Texas workers.
If you’re in #SD9, make sure you have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early vote: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Jan. 31
#txlege
🚨 ONLY 22 DAYS LEFT to apply for the Texas AFL-CIO 2026 High School Scholarship!
Last year, we awarded grants to 18 outstanding students. If you’re an affiliated union member with a high school senior, encourage them to apply by Saturday, Jan. 31!
Details: texasaflcio.org/scholarship
Last year, we awarded grants to 18 outstanding students. If you’re an affiliated union member with a high school senior, encourage them to apply by Saturday, Jan. 31!
Details: texasaflcio.org/scholarship
January 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
🚨 ONLY 22 DAYS LEFT to apply for the Texas AFL-CIO 2026 High School Scholarship!
Last year, we awarded grants to 18 outstanding students. If you’re an affiliated union member with a high school senior, encourage them to apply by Saturday, Jan. 31!
Details: texasaflcio.org/scholarship
Last year, we awarded grants to 18 outstanding students. If you’re an affiliated union member with a high school senior, encourage them to apply by Saturday, Jan. 31!
Details: texasaflcio.org/scholarship
🚨 ACTION ALERT: Tell the WNBA to negotiate in good faith with their players!
Send an email to tell officials that players deserve fair pay, better conditions, and improved benefits!
Send an email to tell officials that players deserve fair pay, better conditions, and improved benefits!
WNBA Players Deserve a Higher Salary and Better Working Conditions
Last October, WNBA players opted out of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement to demand higher salaries, a more mature revenue share system, better working conditions and improved player benefits...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
We’re hosting a U.S. Senate debate at our 2026 COPE Convention to hear directly from candidates on how they’ll address the issues that Texas workers face every day.
Visit your local Nexstar station’s website on Jan. 24 to watch! (via @kxan.com)
Visit your local Nexstar station’s website on Jan. 24 to watch! (via @kxan.com)
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We’re hosting a U.S. Senate debate at our 2026 COPE Convention to hear directly from candidates on how they’ll address the issues that Texas workers face every day.
Visit your local Nexstar station’s website on Jan. 24 to watch! (via @kxan.com)
Visit your local Nexstar station’s website on Jan. 24 to watch! (via @kxan.com)
JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re hosting the first US Senate debate between @jasmineforus.bsky.social & @jamestalarico.bsky.social at our 2026 COPE Convention!
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will livestream the debate. We’re looking forward to hearing from both candidates on issues that matter to Texas workers.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will livestream the debate. We’re looking forward to hearing from both candidates on issues that matter to Texas workers.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re hosting the first US Senate debate between @jasmineforus.bsky.social & @jamestalarico.bsky.social at our 2026 COPE Convention!
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will livestream the debate. We’re looking forward to hearing from both candidates on issues that matter to Texas workers.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will livestream the debate. We’re looking forward to hearing from both candidates on issues that matter to Texas workers.
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"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
Statement on Minneapolis ICE killing
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of an unarmed woman at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:“Minnesota’s Labor…
mnaflcio.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
Teachers don’t give up their First Amendment rights when they step into the classroom.
@texasaft.org is taking the Texas Education Agency to federal court to protect educators’ right to constitutionally protected, personal, free speech.
@texasaft.org is taking the Texas Education Agency to federal court to protect educators’ right to constitutionally protected, personal, free speech.
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Teachers don’t give up their First Amendment rights when they step into the classroom.
@texasaft.org is taking the Texas Education Agency to federal court to protect educators’ right to constitutionally protected, personal, free speech.
@texasaft.org is taking the Texas Education Agency to federal court to protect educators’ right to constitutionally protected, personal, free speech.
NEW: Joining us at this year’s COPE Convention is @seiuca.org President David Huerta!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Huerta and other labor leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against the billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Huerta and other labor leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against the billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
NEW: Joining us at this year’s COPE Convention is @seiuca.org President David Huerta!
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Huerta and other labor leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against the billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Join us in Georgetown on Jan. 24-25 to hear from President Huerta and other labor leaders about how workers can win together in our fight against the billionaires.
Details: texasaflcioconvention.org
Texas labor is stronger when we lead together.
By partnering with our affiliates, the Texas labor movement is building lasting progress for every worker in our state.
By partnering with our affiliates, the Texas labor movement is building lasting progress for every worker in our state.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Texas labor is stronger when we lead together.
By partnering with our affiliates, the Texas labor movement is building lasting progress for every worker in our state.
By partnering with our affiliates, the Texas labor movement is building lasting progress for every worker in our state.
👟 FORT WORTH: Join us THIS SATURDAY to knock doors in Senate District 9 and help elect our union brother, Taylor Rehmet. Sign up NOW:
👟 Fort Worth Union Block Walk: Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate · Texas AFL-CIO
Join the Texas AFL-CIO and Tarrant County Central Labor Council to knock doors for our labor-endorsed candidate: **Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9!**
We need leaders who stand up to the bil...
www.mobilize.us
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
👟 FORT WORTH: Join us THIS SATURDAY to knock doors in Senate District 9 and help elect our union brother, Taylor Rehmet. Sign up NOW:
This weekend, our volunteers made hundreds of calls to North Texas union members in support of Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9!
If you’re in Senate District 9, make sure you and your friends have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early voting: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Sat., Jan. 31
If you’re in Senate District 9, make sure you and your friends have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early voting: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Sat., Jan. 31
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This weekend, our volunteers made hundreds of calls to North Texas union members in support of Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate District 9!
If you’re in Senate District 9, make sure you and your friends have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early voting: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Sat., Jan. 31
If you’re in Senate District 9, make sure you and your friends have a plan to vote:
⏰ Early voting: Jan. 21-27
🗳️ Election Day: Sat., Jan. 31
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We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela.
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela.
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
New data centers are creating more demand for skilled union electricians.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 20 is meeting that demand at their North Texas Electrical Training Center, providing a path to high-paying, union careers that will power the future of Texas.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 20 is meeting that demand at their North Texas Electrical Training Center, providing a path to high-paying, union careers that will power the future of Texas.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
New data centers are creating more demand for skilled union electricians.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 20 is meeting that demand at their North Texas Electrical Training Center, providing a path to high-paying, union careers that will power the future of Texas.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social Local 20 is meeting that demand at their North Texas Electrical Training Center, providing a path to high-paying, union careers that will power the future of Texas.
In 2025, Houston hospitality workers made history with back-to-back labor victories. 💪
Now @unitehere.org Local 23 is carrying that momentum into 2026 as nearly 1,000 Texas workers head to the bargaining table. (via @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Now @unitehere.org Local 23 is carrying that momentum into 2026 as nearly 1,000 Texas workers head to the bargaining table. (via @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Unionized hospitality workers in Houston saw ‘historic’ wins in 2025. More could see gains in 2026 | Houston Public Media
A 40-day strike by hotel workers led to significant wage hikes, which rippled to other unionized workplaces.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
In 2025, Houston hospitality workers made history with back-to-back labor victories. 💪
Now @unitehere.org Local 23 is carrying that momentum into 2026 as nearly 1,000 Texas workers head to the bargaining table. (via @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Now @unitehere.org Local 23 is carrying that momentum into 2026 as nearly 1,000 Texas workers head to the bargaining table. (via @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Get a head start on your resolution to build a better Texas!
Join us THIS SATURDAY to call voters in Senate District 9 and spread the word about our union brother, Taylor Rehmet.
You can make this election a win for Texas workers. Sign up NOW:
Join us THIS SATURDAY to call voters in Senate District 9 and spread the word about our union brother, Taylor Rehmet.
You can make this election a win for Texas workers. Sign up NOW:
☎️ Virtual Union Phone Bank: Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate · Texas AFL-CIO
**Ring in the new year by taking action for Texas workers!**
Join the Texas AFL-CIO and Tarrant County Central Labor Council for a virtual phone bank for our labor-endorsed candidate: **Taylor Rehmet...
www.mobilize.us
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Get a head start on your resolution to build a better Texas!
Join us THIS SATURDAY to call voters in Senate District 9 and spread the word about our union brother, Taylor Rehmet.
You can make this election a win for Texas workers. Sign up NOW:
Join us THIS SATURDAY to call voters in Senate District 9 and spread the word about our union brother, Taylor Rehmet.
You can make this election a win for Texas workers. Sign up NOW:
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2025 was a year of BIG FIGHTS, BIG WINS, and BIG SOLIDARITY. Here’s some of what we accomplished together.
December 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
2025 was a year of BIG FIGHTS, BIG WINS, and BIG SOLIDARITY. Here’s some of what we accomplished together.