‘Striking Does Work’: Fort Worth Journalists Win Only Newspaper Union Contract in Texas
Following a historic win in Cowtown, NewsGuild workers at papers in Dallas and Austin are still bargaining.
Labor
Injured, Sick, Widowed, and Sued
Cities are filing lawsuits to claw back first responders’ hard-won workers’ compensation.
Report: Google Fiber Subcontractors’ Record Shows Value of Union Labor
“High-speed reliable broadband is a social justice issue, it’s a climate justice issue, and it’s an economic justice issue because of the workers it takes to do it.”
It’s Dangerous to Be a Latino Worker in Texas
The state leads the nation in workplace injuries and deaths. It’s workers of color on unregulated construction sites who fare the worst.
The Battle of Beaumont
For nearly 10 months in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, ExxonMobil locked out hundreds of refinery workers in an effort to force an embattled 80-year-old Steelworkers union local to give in—or get out.
A Last Stand for Texas Oyster Fishers
After a decade of struggle following hurricanes and new fishing regulations, the industry has reached a breaking point.
A Boom of Strip Club Lawsuits in Texas
Unpaid exotic dancers are suing—and often winning back wages—but clubs and corporations aren’t changing their ways.
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Jessica Cisneros Takes Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo
The primary rematch for Congressional District 28 is a litmus test for Democrats in South Texas.
In ‘Keeping House,’ the Unseen Is at the Forefront
Austin-based Veronica Ceci makes timely art about those who clean up other people’s messes.
All in the Family
For the Parras family, the fight for environmental justice has always been personal.