Heat Safety/Climate Justice
Our summers are getting hotter and longer each year, and the climate crisis is making jobs – especially those outdoors – more deadly. Yet, Texas elected officials refuse to act in order to keep us safe. Workers routinely labor in grueling summer heat without access to water or rest breaks. Heat strokes and exhaustion are […]
Economic Justice
Latine workers power the Texas economy. While just a little over 40% of the state’s population is Latine, 47% of workers from all industries killed on the job in 2022 were Latine. Workers in our community report issues on the job including wage theft (not being paid for all hours worked), safety and health violations, […]
Immigrant Justice
Immigrants are the heart of our economy and key to the labor force in our state. Unfortunately Texas leads the anti-immigrant agenda nationwide, with many states copying our policies and practices. We are fighting for the rights of our immigrant community and their families by pushing for: Immigration reform that gives a path to citizenship […]
Better Builder®
In Texas, as much as three-quarters of the construction workforce is immigrant labor and as much as half is undocumented labor. While the labor of these workers drives billions in profit for this and many other booming industries, unscrupulous employers frequently cut corners with respect to safety and wages rather than investing in the protections, […]