UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: Dear Members, this month of July we are very excited to welcome our new Co-Executive Director, Lizeth Chacón! Lizeth will be joining our team in our Dallas office! Throughout the summer, Lizeth and I will be traveling around the state to meet with members in each of our cities in person. …
UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: STATEWIDE UPDATES: Last Thursday, May 12th, we convened our second immigration assembly. National allies from Jobs with Justice and the National Day Labor Organizing Network joined us. We learned about the DALE campaign (demands here) and a new path to immigration protection (like deferred action) for workers with certain workplace abuse …
Greetings comrades, I hope you are all doing well. I had the opportunity to visit with our Austin members at the Workers Memorial Day event last month and it was so energizing to get to see each other in person! I hope to get to visit with our Dallas and Houston members in the next …
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Dear Workers Defense Members, I want to share some very exciting news with you. As the co-founder and co-director of the Workers Defense Project and Workers Defense ActionFund, it has been an honor to fight alongside you to achieve fair treatment for immigrant workers in Texas for the past 20 years. In 2019, your board …
UPDATES FROM EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: STATEWIDE UPDATES: Statewide immigration assembly – On April 13th we convened a member assembly on our fight for immigrant justice. Updates were shared about our national demand for citizenship for all. Many members shared their profound sadness and anger at the inaction and false promises of politicians who have for years …
Actualizaciones De Nuestra Co-Directora Ejecutiva: Actualizaciones Estatales: Asamblea de inmigración estatal – El 13 de abril convocamos una asamblea sobre nuestra lucha por justicia para lxs inmigrantes. Se dió actualizaciones sobre nuestra demanda nacional por ciudadanía para todxs. Muchos miembros expresaron su profunda tristeza y enojo ante la falta de acción y promesas falsas de …
Estimadxs Compañerxs de Defensa Laboral, Les quiero compartir una noticia muy emocionante. Como co-fundadora y co-directora de Proyecto Defensa Laboral y Defensa Laboral en Acción, ha sido una honra luchar a lado de ustedes para lograr un trato justo para los trabajadores inmigrantes de Texas por los últimos 20 años. En 2019, su mesa directiva …
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Senate Bill 14 moves on to conference with House amendments limiting the impact on water breaks for construction workers and Fair Chance Hiring AUSTIN, TX – Today, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 14 on 3rd reading, a proposal designed to limit cities and municipalities from enacting local worker protections. Proposed amendments aiming to protect …
HB 3656 would equip the Texas Workforce Commission with additional tools to address widespread worker misclassification in the Texas construction industry Payroll fraud in the Texas construction industry costs the state $1.2 billion a year in lost federal income, payroll, and unemployment tax revenues AUSTIN, TX – Today the Texas House voted down HB 3656 …
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We believe that a “strong mayor” system will concentrate too much power in the hands of one individual who will be less accountable to diverse constituencies across our city. For years, Workers Defense members have fought alongside labor, environmental, criminal justice and community groups to win protections for immigrants, to improve working conditions for construction …
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