Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation

What it says on the issues

Statements that name no bill. Each was placed on one of our lines by reading the quote, and kept only where our quiz questions on that line, answered from the same quote, lean the same way. Each counts like one answer to a quiz question.

• Healthmore policy activity in Health

  “taking aggressive action to ensure that the bond will not only expand access to quality healthcare, but also address the social determinants of health that drive health outcomes.”

  Published by the organization2023-09-28Open the record

• Health: Medical Facilitiesmore policy activity in Health: Medical Facilities

  “taking aggressive action to ensure that the bond will not only expand access to quality healthcare, but also address the social determinants of health that drive health outcomes.”

  Published by the organization2023-09-28Open the record

• Unionsstronger unions, faster first contracts

  “The 95 unions of the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation ask Houston City Council to vote against further funding of legal challenges to Fire Fighters’ collective bargaining rights”

  Published by the organization2023-08-28Open the record

• Pace / Legitimacy of Changeinstitutional continuity

  “This is just the latest assault on Houston and our right to govern ourselves.”

  Published by the organization2023-06-01Open the record

• Labormore policy activity in Labor

  “In the past month alone, state authorities passed the “death star” bill attacking the ability of our elected local representatives to pass common-sense local policies”

  Published by the organization2023-06-01Open the record

• Government Operations: Intergovernmental Relationsless policy activity in Government Operations: Intergovernmental Relations

  “In the past month alone, state authorities passed the “death star” bill attacking the ability of our elected local representatives to pass common-sense local policies”

  Published by the organization2023-06-01Open the record

• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “This is just the latest assault on Houston and our right to govern ourselves.”

  Published by the organization2023-06-01Open the record

• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “In the past month alone, state authorities passed the “death star” bill attacking the ability of our elected local representatives to pass common-sense local policies”

  Published by the organization2023-06-01Open the record

• Civil Rights: Voting Rightsmore policy activity in Civil Rights: Voting Rights

  “Texas unions today joined calls for the Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs and Governor Greg Abbott to make it clear to voters that drive-thru voting is valid and that all votes cast will be counted”

  Published by the organization2020-10-22Open the record

• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “We are disappointed that Harris County Commissioners’ Court voted yesterday to approve an estimated $10M tax break for Great Wolf Lodge to build a hotel and indoor water park in Webster with zero community benefits or labor standards”

  Published by the organization2020-05-20Open the record

• Labor: Fair Labor Standardsmore policy activity in Labor: Fair Labor Standards

  “We are disappointed that Harris County Commissioners’ Court voted yesterday to approve an estimated $10M tax break for Great Wolf Lodge to build a hotel and indoor water park in Webster with zero community benefits or labor standards”

  Published by the organization2020-05-20Open the record

• Labormore policy activity in Labor

  “No one should lose their home during a pandemic, and we will continue to advocate for rent and mortgage relief for working people across the Gulf Coast.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Social Welfaremore policy activity in Social Welfare

  “In our letter to the City of Houston on March 19th, we called on the city to pass a grace period ordinance to give working families suffering from financial distress due to the pandemic time to pay their rent.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Housingmore policy activity in Housing

  “In our letter to the City of Houston on March 19th, we called on the city to pass a grace period ordinance to give working families suffering from financial distress due to the pandemic time to pay their rent.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Housingmore policy activity in Housing

  “No one should lose their home during a pandemic, and we will continue to advocate for rent and mortgage relief for working people across the Gulf Coast.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Labor: Worker Safetymore policy activity in Labor: Worker Safety

  “The agreement includes a $15 minimum wage, apprenticeship utilization requirements, OSHA training requirements, local hire, and other labor standards.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Labor: Fair Labor Standardsmore policy activity in Labor: Fair Labor Standards

  “The agreement includes a $15 minimum wage, apprenticeship utilization requirements, OSHA training requirements, local hire, and other labor standards.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Federal minimum wageraise it substantially

  “The agreement includes a $15 minimum wage, apprenticeship utilization requirements, OSHA training requirements, local hire, and other labor standards.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Rent controlgovernment ownership of rental housing, rent set by state

  “No one should lose their home during a pandemic, and we will continue to advocate for rent and mortgage relief for working people across the Gulf Coast.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record