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EN Workers Defense, Rep. Walle file Heat Safety Bill
March 6, 2024 If passed, the bill would require certain employers to provide heat safety protections to employers and collect heat safety related data AUSTIN – Texas State Representative Armando Walle has filed House Bill 3982 also known as the Worker Heat Illness, Injury, and Death Prevention Act, which seeks to provide a consistent statewide […]
COMUNICADO: Los grupos sindicales apoyan firmemente la próxima votación del Concejo Municipal de Austin para establecer una ordenanza que prevenga el robo de salarios.
Hoy, jueves 1 de diciembre, el Consejo de la Ciudad de Austin votará sobre la Ordenanza de Prevención del Robo de Salarios, lo cual modificaría el Código de la Ciudad para combatir el robo de salarios.
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Defensa Laboral anuncia a Lizeth Chacón como Co-Directora Ejecutiva
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 role, she will co-lead Worker Defense Project and Workers Defense Action Fund into its next phase of building power for low-wage construction workers in partnership with Emily Timm, the organization’s […]
Conozca A Nuestra Nueva Co-Directora Ejecutiva: 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 Director, joining current Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder Emily Timm in leadership. In our search for a leader to steward our family of organizations, we centered our members’ collective vision of […]
6 años de servicio de Ana González en Defensa Laboral
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 Legislature and taken on tremendous fights to move the needle forward in policies that improve the lives of construction workers throughout the state. After six incredible years and victories for […]