Happy Hour 268 - Fighting for Texas Workers: Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar
Episode description
Texas is an anti-worker state, and working Texans are tired of being trampled by billionaire-bought politicians and interests. You can see it in support of a more affordable Texas: public education that sets our children up for success, quality jobs that pay a living wage, environmental protections that shield us all from pollution, and justice for our citizen and immigrant neighbors under attack.
It’s clear that tides are changing, and with it, union membership is at the highest it’s been in 25 years, with major growth in the South, plus major victories from union leaders like Taylor Rehmet, who will deliver on people-first policies fighting for Texas workers. We can’t think of a better leader to talk about labor than the new president of the Texas AFL-CIO, Leonard Aguilar.
Learn more about the Texas AFL/CIO at https://texasaflcio.org/.
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