Gulf Coast labor won big on Tuesday night, with union electoral mobilization powering a clean sweep of victories in endorsed races. All propositions and candidates endorsed by the Texas Gulf Coast Labor Federation’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) either won outright or have sizable leads going into the December 9th…

The Harris Health System Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to adopt a historic workforce policy for bond-funded construction projects, taking aggressive action to ensure that the bond will not only expand access to quality healthcare, but also address the social determinants of health that drive health outcomes. Texas Gulf…

This week, the Houston City Council will reconsider Item 34 from the 8/23/23 City Council Agenda. The item would commit an additional $468,500.00 in City of Houston tax dollars to attacking the right of the Houston Fire Fighters to collectively bargain. Houston’s unions stand fully and completely behind the efforts…

This morning, the Greg Abbott administration officially named Mike Miles the superintendent of the newly-occupied Houston “Independent” School District, displacing the democratically elected board of trustees and replacing them with a hand-picked board of managers. This is just the latest assault on Houston and our right to govern ourselves. In…

On May Day, we honor the martyrs throughout history who made the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for dignity and justice on the job for every working person. We also remember that the struggle for a just economy for all working people continues. May 1st is International Workers’ Day, a…

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In a time of historic challenges, we need leaders who are ready to step up and take them on at all levels of government. After meeting with dozens of candidates running for city council and school board in the upcoming May elections across the Texas Gulf Coast, our COPE endorsement…

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There’s a coup underway in Texas right now — an attack on our rights, our ability to elect the people who represent us, and our ability to decide what kind of community we want to live in. This morning, Greg Abbott’s handpicked Education Commissioner announced that the state would be…