New Economy For Working Houston
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Bringing together the power of organizing & good public policy to build a New Economy for Working Houston.
🎤 Joe Hill Union organizer. Rebel songwriter. Martyr. Hill’s lyrics fueled the IWW and labor strikes across America. His final words? “Don’t mourn—organize.” #LaborMovement #JoeHillLives
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎤 Joe Hill Union organizer. Rebel songwriter. Martyr. Hill’s lyrics fueled the IWW and labor strikes across America. His final words? “Don’t mourn—organize.” #LaborMovement #JoeHillLives
🏠 Rising housing costs are squeezing families. Half of southern states hover around 15% poverty, but Houston’s rate is 6 points higher. www.chron.com/news/article...
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🏠 Rising housing costs are squeezing families. Half of southern states hover around 15% poverty, but Houston’s rate is 6 points higher. www.chron.com/news/article...
📚 Frances Perkins The first woman in a U.S. Cabinet, Perkins helped craft Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, and unemployment insurance. She witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist fire—and never stopped fighting for workers. #LaborRights #Trailblazer
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📚 Frances Perkins The first woman in a U.S. Cabinet, Perkins helped craft Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, and unemployment insurance. She witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist fire—and never stopped fighting for workers. #LaborRights #Trailblazer
“If those in power didn’t favor corporations and billionaires, what kind of world would working people have?” We’re organizing to answer that. #WOB #OrganizedPower #HoustonSolidarity
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“If those in power didn’t favor corporations and billionaires, what kind of world would working people have?” We’re organizing to answer that. #WOB #OrganizedPower #HoustonSolidarity
🧾 Economists blame declining job quality—not job quantity. Fewer mid-wage jobs means more Houstonians stuck in low-paying work. www.chron.com/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧾 Economists blame declining job quality—not job quantity. Fewer mid-wage jobs means more Houstonians stuck in low-paying work. www.chron.com/news/article...
💼 Most Houstonians rate the economy as “fair,” “poor,” or “very poor.” That’s not pessimism—it’s lived experience. #HoustonVoices #SPACECityPanel www.uh.edu/news-events/...
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
💼 Most Houstonians rate the economy as “fair,” “poor,” or “very poor.” That’s not pessimism—it’s lived experience. #HoustonVoices #SPACECityPanel www.uh.edu/news-events/...
Federal workers are still clocking in with no pay. TSA agents, USDA staff, and more are being forced to sacrifice while Congress stalls. This is economic violence. #PayThemNow #Shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Federal workers are still clocking in with no pay. TSA agents, USDA staff, and more are being forced to sacrifice while Congress stalls. This is economic violence. #PayThemNow #Shutdown
🔥 Mother Jones She was called “the most dangerous woman in America.” Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallied miners, led child labor marches, and declared: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” #UnionStrong #LaborLegend
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔥 Mother Jones She was called “the most dangerous woman in America.” Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallied miners, led child labor marches, and declared: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” #UnionStrong #LaborLegend
📊 30% of Houston city residents rated their local economy as “poor” or “very poor.” In surrounding areas, it’s 17.6%. The crisis is concentrated. #HoustonInequality #EconomicStrain
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📊 30% of Houston city residents rated their local economy as “poor” or “very poor.” In surrounding areas, it’s 17.6%. The crisis is concentrated. #HoustonInequality #EconomicStrain
🔥 Emma Tenayuca was just 21 years old when she led 12,000 pecan shellers in a historic strike in San Antonio in 1938. Known as “La Pasionaria of Texas,” she fought for fair wages and dignity for Mexican American workers—long before labor rights were mainstream. #LaborHistory #EmmaTenayuca
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🔥 Emma Tenayuca was just 21 years old when she led 12,000 pecan shellers in a historic strike in San Antonio in 1938. Known as “La Pasionaria of Texas,” she fought for fair wages and dignity for Mexican American workers—long before labor rights were mainstream. #LaborHistory #EmmaTenayuca
🧾 “Lower-income households use credit cards for emergencies—food, bills, survival. Then interest piles up.” — Maria P. Perez Arguelles, UH researcher #DebtTrap #HoustonEconomy www.uh.edu/news-events/...
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🧾 “Lower-income households use credit cards for emergencies—food, bills, survival. Then interest piles up.” — Maria P. Perez Arguelles, UH researcher #DebtTrap #HoustonEconomy www.uh.edu/news-events/...
💥 “We ain’t going away.” Hilton workers in Houston are on day 30+ of a historic strike for $23/hr, fair workloads, and respect. This is about survival—not luxury. #HiltonStrike #UniteHere23
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
💥 “We ain’t going away.” Hilton workers in Houston are on day 30+ of a historic strike for $23/hr, fair workloads, and respect. This is about survival—not luxury. #HiltonStrike #UniteHere23
👷🏽♀️ From hospitality to manufacturing, undocumented workers are the backbone of Houston's essential industries. Deportation disrupts everything. #HoustonWorksBecauseImmigrantsDo
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
👷🏽♀️ From hospitality to manufacturing, undocumented workers are the backbone of Houston's essential industries. Deportation disrupts everything. #HoustonWorksBecauseImmigrantsDo
🔥 Mother Jones She was called “the most dangerous woman in America.” Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallied miners, led child labor marches, and declared: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” #UnionStrong #LaborLegend
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🔥 Mother Jones She was called “the most dangerous woman in America.” Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rallied miners, led child labor marches, and declared: “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” #UnionStrong #LaborLegend
📊 Hilton Americas-Houston made $29.5M in just 7 months. Workers still earn $16.50/hr. The math doesn’t lie—this is exploitation. #FairWagesNow #HoustonStrike
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📊 Hilton Americas-Houston made $29.5M in just 7 months. Workers still earn $16.50/hr. The math doesn’t lie—this is exploitation. #FairWagesNow #HoustonStrike
Labor unions helped end child labor, win the 8-hour workday, and secure safer workplaces. Their fight shaped the world we live in today. #ThankUnions #LaborDay
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Labor unions helped end child labor, win the 8-hour workday, and secure safer workplaces. Their fight shaped the world we live in today. #ThankUnions #LaborDay
🧒 Child poverty in Houston is even worse: 31.7% of children live in poverty. That’s nearly 1 in 3 kids growing up without basic security.
www.chron.com/news/article...
www.chron.com/news/article...
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🧒 Child poverty in Houston is even worse: 31.7% of children live in poverty. That’s nearly 1 in 3 kids growing up without basic security.
www.chron.com/news/article...
www.chron.com/news/article...
🧒🏽 300,000 children in Houston have at least one non-citizen parent. When we protect immigrants, we protect families. #FamilyUnity #HoustonSolidarity
October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🧒🏽 300,000 children in Houston have at least one non-citizen parent. When we protect immigrants, we protect families. #FamilyUnity #HoustonSolidarity
🛠️ A. Philip Randolph Before MLK’s dream, Randolph organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—the first Black-led union to win a major contract. He pushed FDR to ban racial discrimination in defense jobs. #LaborHistory #BlackLaborPower
October 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🛠️ A. Philip Randolph Before MLK’s dream, Randolph organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters—the first Black-led union to win a major contract. He pushed FDR to ban racial discrimination in defense jobs. #LaborHistory #BlackLaborPower
🛠️ Over 100,000 undocumented workers sustain Houston’s construction industry. Without them, our city doesn’t build. #ImmigrantsMakeHouston #LaborPower
October 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🛠️ Over 100,000 undocumented workers sustain Houston’s construction industry. Without them, our city doesn’t build. #ImmigrantsMakeHouston #LaborPower
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 — after a nationwide railroad strike forced Congress to recognize workers’ demands. #WorkersUnite #LaborHistory
September 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 — after a nationwide railroad strike forced Congress to recognize workers’ demands. #WorkersUnite #LaborHistory
Houston’s summer heat isn’t just uncomfortable — it’s deadly. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. #HeatSafety #HoustonHeat
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Houston’s summer heat isn’t just uncomfortable — it’s deadly. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. #HeatSafety #HoustonHeat
“I believe in lifting people up, not tearing them down.” Linda Morales, who helped strike down Texas’s anti-LGBTQ law in 1994, is still organizing, still inspiring, still raising the mic. Her voice reminds us: silence is complicity. Solidarity is power. www.outsmartmagazine.com/2025/09/lind...
September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“I believe in lifting people up, not tearing them down.” Linda Morales, who helped strike down Texas’s anti-LGBTQ law in 1994, is still organizing, still inspiring, still raising the mic. Her voice reminds us: silence is complicity. Solidarity is power. www.outsmartmagazine.com/2025/09/lind...
📈 Nearly half of Harris County renters are housing cost burdened. Legal aid isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. #HousingIsAHumanRight
September 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📈 Nearly half of Harris County renters are housing cost burdened. Legal aid isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. #HousingIsAHumanRight
💬 If a contractor retaliates against workers or misclassifies their wages, they shouldn't build our roads, bridges, or schools. #PublicFundsPublicValues #HoustonLabor
September 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
💬 If a contractor retaliates against workers or misclassifies their wages, they shouldn't build our roads, bridges, or schools. #PublicFundsPublicValues #HoustonLabor