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RELEASE: Labor Groups Strongly Support Upcoming Austin City Council Vote To Establish Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance
AUSTIN, TX — Today, Thursday, December 1st, the Austin City Council will vote on the Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, which would amend City Code to combat wage theft.
PRESS RELEASE: Workers Defense Announces Lizeth Chacón as Co-Executive Director
Contact: Juan Benitez, juan.benitez@workersdefense.org, (512) 466-9258 AUSTIN, TX — Workers Defense today announced that it has appointed Lizeth Chacón as its Co-Executive Director. In this new
Meet Our New Co-Executive Director: Lizeth Chacón
Dear Workers Defense family, After a nationwide search, the Board of Workers Defense is excited to announce that Lizeth Chacón will become our next Co-Executive
Ana Gonzalez’s 6 Years of Service at Workers Defense
Over the past six years, Ana Gonzalez has been an integral part of Workers Defense. She’s led with heart supporting our members at the Texas
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As extreme heat soars, laws to protect outdoor workers are bubbling up — and facing resistance
As weather starts to cool in much of the country, the heat-baked cement and sweaty afternoons from this summer fade from collective memory. But activists and labor groups representing outdoor workers haven’t forgotten. They are pushing lawmakers and regulators to keep facing the heat.
How the NLRB wants DHS to help it investigate employers
Texas-based nonprofit Workers Defense Project went public Friday with the details of an unfair labor practice charge it filed with the National Labor Relations Board in February.
Texas Workforce Commission years behind on recovering back wages for workers, report finds
Oscar Torres has logged hours working at construction sites across Dallas-Fort Worth throughout the last seven years. Six times now, he hasn’t been rightfully paid, he said, losing upwards of $5,000.
Texas Workers, Congressman Launch ‘thirst Strike’ for Heat Protections
For a full day, Jasmine’s father Gustavo Granillo went thirsty to draw attention to the death of his 25-year-old son Roendy Granillo and pressure the city to pass a water break mandate to protect construction workers from heat illnesses.