June 8, 2018
Talking Points Memo, Allegra Kirkland, June 8, 2018- Texas progressives have a shot at a major policy victory that would make life easier for many hundreds of thousands of working people. To stop them, state Republicans are set to try to roll back local democracy. In February, Austin’s city council passed an ordinance …
May 30, 2018
Texas Observer, Gus Bova, May 24, 2018- San Antonio activists on Thursday submitted about twice the number of signatures necessary to get a mandatory paid sick leave ordinance on the ballot in November. About 100 people turned in dozens of white cardboard boxes containing some 144,000 signatures, which now await …
May 21, 2018
The Realty Brief, Staff, May 20, 2018- Austin City Council member Greg Casar speaks at a Work Strong Austin rally in September. After five hours of intense debate, the Austin, Texas, City Council voted late last Thursday night to approve an ordinance that will mandate paid sick days for some 87,000 …
May 15, 2018
The Uptake, Dane Smith, May 15, 2018- Thirteen people protesting a “pre-emption” proposal, which prevents local governments from raising minimum wages, were arrested Monday at the State Office Building near the state capitol, kicking off a nationwide, six-week season of nonviolent direct action by the Poor People’s Campaign. The arrests …
May 15, 2018
The Star Tribune, Gulam Jeelani, May 14, 2018- Over a hundred workers, activists and clergy members descended on the State Capitol on Monday as they joined a nationwide campaign calling attention to poverty, inequality, racism and ecological devastation. The protesters aligned with the Minnesota Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call …