After weeks of obstruction by Republican Senate leaders, millions of jobless workers who have or who will soon run out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits may finally have a chance to grab an economic lifeline in the form of extended UI benefits. Read More>>

Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) has been fighting for health care reform for more than 50 years, and he’s seen the situation become even more dire over the past decade. In a great new op-ed, he explains the hard truths of our broken system and why we can’t wait any longer for health care reform: Read More>>

September - October Newsletter

HISD Board Workshop turns into firing squad aimed at Unions

Forming a Union - A Workers' Choice?

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The Harris County AFL-CIO Council is a local federation of labor representing over 45,000 members of 77 unions in Harris County - Houston Texas.  The mission of the Harris County AFL-CIO Council to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our state and the nation.

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