The Dallas MLK March and Parade, postponed from last week, will step off at 9 AM Saturday morning, January 20, from the MLK Blvd entrance to Fair Park. Labor's contingent is number 67. Participants are to park in lot#8 by Pennsylvania Avenue. We are supposed to arrive before 8 AM. Parking passes and information may be obtained from our principal officer, Lou Luckhardt at lluckhardt.dallasaflcio@gmail.com. The march will begin and end at Fair Park Gate 6, the MLK Blvd entrance.
For well over 30 years, Dallas labor has proudly participated in this major civil rights event. For most of those years, Brother Gerardo Contreras of UAW 848 has brought his float with seats for those who can't walk that far.
Candidates Chosen
After a careful process of questionnaires, live interviews, and democratic discussion, the Dallas AFL-CIO has chosen the following candidates for endorsement:
HD 100: Venton Jones
HD 102 Ana Maria Ramos
HD103 Rafael Anchia
HD 104 Jessica Gonzales
HD105 Terry Meza
HD 107 Linda Garcia
HD 108 Yasmin Simon
HD 109 Aicha Davis
HD 110 Toni Rose
HD 111 Yvonne Davis
HD 112 Averie Bishop
HD 113 Rhetta Andrews Bowers
HD 114 John Bryant
HD 115 Cassandra Hernandez
SD 8 Rachel Mello
SD 16 Nathan Johnson
The following candidates with overlapping districts are our recommendations to the State Committee on Political Education:
SD 23 Royce West
CD30 Jasmine Crockett
We will be screening local candidates in the near future. Contact jtomlinson.dallasaflcio@gmail.com
Please Join our Solidarity Brigade
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MORE ACTIONS COMING UP
Jan 20,9A: Martin Luther King march and parade in Dallas
Jan 20, 8A: Coffee with Congressman Veasey at the Xaman Cafe at 334 Jefferson Blvd in Dallas.
Jan 27, Noon: Texas Alliance for Retired Americans convention at Doubletree hotel in Austin
Jan 28-29: Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention at Doubletree by Hilton Austin, 6505 North Interstate 35, 78752
Jan 31: Union Plus Scholarship applications are due
Jan 31: Postmark deadline for applications for Texas AFL-CIO $1,500 scholarships to students from affiliated union families
Feb 7, 12:30P: Dallas Chapter of Texas Alliance for Retired Americans meets at 334 Centre. Contact Judy 214-729-0063
Feb 16: Filing deadline for Dallas school board candidates
Mar 1: New partial government shutdown crisis is likely
Mar 8: New partial government shutdown crisis is likely