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PRESS RELEASE: Workers Defense Announces Lizeth Chacón as Co-Executive Director
Contact: Juan Benitez, juan.benitez@wdactionfund.org, (512) 466-9258 AUSTIN, TX — Workers Defense today announced that it has appointed Lizeth Chacón as its Co-Executive Director. In
Conozca A Nuestra Nueva Co-Directora Ejecutiva: Lizeth Chacón
Estimada familia de Defensa Laboral, Después de una búsqueda nacional, la Mesa Directiva de Defensa Laboral anunció que Lizeth Chacón será nuestra próxima
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
RELEASE: Workers Defense on Governor Abbott’s Anti-Democratic Legislative Priorities for the Special Session
Austin, Texas — Today, Governor Abbott announced his agenda items for a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 8. Legislative priorities
Prop H Is a Flawed Proposition That Austin City Council Can Improve
Austin can and should put forward a bolder, more inclusive Democracy Dollars program. For decades, Workers Defense members have fought to build a
Message From Workers Defense Board Presidents On Next Co-Executive Director National Search
Documents reveal how lobbyists representing the interests of digital platform Handy coordinated with Commissioner Ruth Hughs on rule that would harm Texas workers.
Press Coverage
‘Freedom city’ policies bring misdemeanor arrests down by more than 60 percent
Fox 7 Austin | June 19, 2019
Fox 7 Discussion: Voter Purge Investigation
Fox 7 Austin | June 5, 2019
La organización Defensa Laboral ofrece servicios para empleados inmigrantes
Univision | June 4, 2019
Texas rule limiting worker benefits in gig economy would hurt local businesses, owners say
Houston Chronicle | April 8, 2019
Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants
Austin Chronicle | April 5, 2019
Texas Democratic Party leaders call on Trump to stop with threats
CBS Austin | April 4, 2019
Texas Workers Could Lose Employee Rights Under Proposed Rule For Gig-Economy Apps
Houston Public Media | March 27, 2019
Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer
New York Times | March 26, 2019
How Silicon Valley Lobbyists Secretly Pushed Texas Regulators to Rewrite the Rules of the Gig Economy
Texas Observer | March 24, 2019
Thousands of Texans on the hook for payroll taxes they shouldn’t have to pay
KVUE | March 11, 2019
“Troubling Data” From APD on ICE
Austin Chronicle | March 8, 2019
Austin Police Shared Data With Federal Immigration Officials More Than 500 Times In 2018
KUT 90.5 | March 1, 2019
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