Texas
After 150 years, Black residents of Sandbranch, Texas, still have no running water
June 25, 2024The residents of this “freedman’s town” can’t drink the water from their taps because it’s too toxic, but county officials say they’re not worth the money it would cost to pipe in water.
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists maps strategy for 2024 and beyond
May 24, 2024Black leadership is changing the U.S. labor movement, says the CBTU.
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AFL-CIO y sus aliados se movilizan para detener los ataques de Texas contra latinos y otros
March 20, 2024Esos planes incluyen una campaña educativa masiva de LULAC, que se lanzará hoy, con materiales que le dicen a la gente cuáles son sus derechos (y a quién contactar) cuándo y si son detenidos por agentes...
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Texas board rejects many science textbooks over climate change messaging
November 29, 2023The Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education last week rejected most of the proposed textbooks that include climate science for eighth grade students. Five of 12 were approved.
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More plants shuttered as UAW pulls another 12,000 workers off the assembly line
October 24, 2023Union raises pressure on Stellantis and GM, bringing total number of strikers to 45,000.
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