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Texas AFL-CIO Joins in Amicus Brief to Stop Abbott, Paxton From Reducing Construction Worker Wages

The Texas AFL-CIO this evening filed an amicus brief opposing the effort by Texas to overturn a White House order setting a minimum wage of $15 an hour for construction workers on federal contracts

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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on the future of America's labor movement

Liz Shuler is the first woman ever elected president of the AFL-CIO.

She took over a time when the world of work has been turned upside down.

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Working Families Unite for Progress, Seek to End Focus on Bogus Wedge Issues

Primary election results signal a united Democratic coalition is prepared to fight for change on Nov.

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Texas AFL-CIO Welcomes Texas National Guard Troops To Texas Labor Movement as TSEU Members

The Texas AFL-CIO today welcomed Texas National Guard troops who have taken the extraordinary step of joining the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU) a