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We’re hiring! Are you fired up to fight for working families in Texas? Apply to a job below to join the Workers Defense team: - Finance Manager (Austin) - Grants Manager (Austin, Dallas, or Houston) - Community Organizer (Austin) - Community/Worker Justice Organizer (Austin) - Legal Intake Coordinator (Austin) Apply today at wdactionfund.org/en/join/ __ ¡Estamos contratando! ¿Te apasiona luchar por las familias trabajadoras de Texas? Solicita uno de los siguientes puestos para unirte al equipo de Defensa Laboral: - Gerente de Finanzas (Austin) - Gerente de Subvenciones (Austin, Dallas o Houston) - Organizador Comunitario (Austin) - Organizador Comunitario/Justicia Laboral (Austin) - Coordinador de Recepción Legal (Austin) Aplica hoy mismo en wdactionfund.org/en/join/ #jobs #employment #workersdefense #texas #austin #houston #dallas

Happy Mother's Day to our members, staff, allies, and supporters! Thank you to the mother figures who taught us to dream without limits, to have courage, to be resilient, and who taught us the meaning of sacrifice and love. Today we honor you. And we celebrate you every day for the true guerreras who make our fight for immigrant and worker justice possible. __ ¡Feliz Día de la Madre a nuestros miembros, equip tecnico, aliados y patrocinadores! Gracias a las figuras maternas que nos enseñaron a soñar sin límites, a tener valentía, a ser resilientes, y que nos enseñaron el significado del sacrificio y del amor. Hoy las honramos. Y las celebramos cada día por ser las verdaderas guerreras que hacen posible nuestra lucha por la justicia para los inmigrantes y los trabajadores. #mothersday #diadelasmadres❤️ Art by @drg_artlab

Houston members and staff joined allied organizations to commemorate International Workers' Day or May Day over the weekend. The united front rallied for an end to ICE, an end to attacks on public education, and economic justice for all working people. The mass political action served as a day of mass political action to organize the working class and build power for a general strike in 2028. __ Miembros y equipo técnico de Houston se unieron a organizaciones aliadas para conmemorar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores —o Primero de Mayo— durante el fin de semana. Este frente unido se movilizó para exigir el fin del ICE, el cese de los ataques contra la educación pública y la justicia económica para todos los trabajadores. Esta acción política masiva sirvió como jornada de movilización para organizar a la clase trabajadora y acumular fuerza de cara a una huelga general en 2028. #mayday #InternationalWorkersDay #houston

During protests around the city hall, people often come out of businesses to watch and record the marches. This demonstrates how protests can be effective at raising awareness of an issue and showing solidarity with those who may be unable to participate. #InternationalWorkersDay #MayDayStrong #labor #rights #protest

Join labor unions, workers, progressive, immigrant, student, and community organizations to rally against billionaire attacks on immigrants, public education, and workers! Workers, immigrants, and students over billionaires! Sunday, May 3rd 5pm West HTX Alief Community Park 11903 Bellaire Blvd. North HTX Veterans Memorial Park 1896 Tidwell Rd. East HTX Mason Park at Plaza Viva 541 S 75th St. #unions #mayday

May Day demonstration in Dallas, May 1, 2026. Participants marched in support of immigrant and worker rights as part of nationwide actions marking International Workers' Day. #MayDay #Dallas #InternationalWorkersDay

May 1st is a day for and by workers. It's a recognition of the working class' struggle that began with the 8-hour workday and champions the fight for dignity and respect of workers across the world through actions, rallies, boycotts, strikes, and more. For nearly 30 years, Workers Defense has an integral part in this fight in Texas and we remain steadfast in our commitment to winning fair wages, freedom from retaliation, and for the working class to be valued not only for what it produces, but for its humanity. We join allies across the state on this May Day, International Day of Workers, and Day Without An Immigrant, to fight back against unjust policies that impact the people who build our country. Statewide, our members and staff proudly march in recognition of the immigrant workers in Dallas (pictured above), Houston, and Austin, who build our great cities and are pillars of our communities, and demand that all who live and work in this land, our collective home, be treated with dignity and respect, and that their contributions to our society and economy be fully recognized and valued. #mayday #internationalworkersday #immigrantrightsarehumanrights Spanish in comments.

Este viernes, en conmemoración del Primero de Mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, no trabajamos, nuestros hijos no van a la escuela y no gastamos. En todo el país, mediante una huelga general, estamos exigiendo el fin de la financiación de ICE y la Patrulla Fronteriza, pidiendo el fin de las deportaciones masivas y la liberación de familias y vecinos detenidos, e insistiendo en vías claras hacia la ciudadanía para todos. ¡Únete a la huelga y asiste a una manifestación cerca de ti! --- This Friday, in observance of May Day, International Workers' Day, we don't work, our kids don't go to school, and we don't spend. Across the country, through a general strike, we're demanding an end to funding of ICE and Border Patrol, calling for an end to mass deportation and for the release of detained families and neighbors, and insisting on clear pathways to citizenship for all. Join the strike and attend a rally near you! #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #Strike

📢CANCELED DUE TO BAD WEATHER📢 This Workers’ Memorial Day, we stand with Dallas immigrant workers. We raise our collective voices so we can win protections for workers in our city. Join us at 6 pm today at Founders Plaza for a rally to honor the fallen and fight for the living. #WorkersDeserveBetter #ImmigrantsBuildTexas __ En este Día de Conmemoración de los Trabajadores, nos solidarizamos con los trabajadores inmigrantes de Dallas. Alzamos nuestra voz colectiva para que podamos lograr protecciones para los trabajadores de nuestra ciudad. Acompáñenos hoy a las 6 p.m. en Founders Plaza para un mitín en honor a los caídos y para luchar por los vivos. #LosTrabajadoresMerecenAlgoMejor #LosInmigrantesConstruyenTexas

A little rain never hurt anybody, come thru for International workers day, we have rain gear, come prepared! No work, No school, No business as usual 📆 May 1 🕙 1pm 📍 Dallas City Hall [ 1500 Marilla St.]

On Thursday, the City of Dallas chose to amend General Order 315.04 under threats from Governor Abbott instead of defending its residents. Here’s our response and our demands. #dallas #dallastx #dtx #texas #tx

Workers Defense, in partnership with the North Texas Area Labor Federation, is hosting a Workers’ Memorial Day rally in Dallas to commemorate fallen workers and urge the community to pressure city officials to adopt worker protections for the city’s construction workers. “At a time when immigrant workers are subjected to a significant surge in political attacks, it’s more important than ever to ensure they are protected in the workplace and feel valued by both their employers and the community at large. Workers Defense has actively worked to win Better Builder standards in Dallas for three years. We look forward to continuing discussions with local electeds so that together we can continue prioritizing the well-being of the people who build Dallas,” said Workers Defense Policy Director David Chicanchan. Join us on Tuesday, April 28, at 6 pm in Founders Plaza at 600 Elm Street in Dallas. __ Defensa Laboral, en colaboración con la Federación Laboral del Área del Norte de Texas, organizará una manifestación en Dallas con motivo del Día de Conmemoración de los Trabajadores, con el fin de honrar a los trabajadores fallecidos e instar a la comunidad a presionar a los funcionarios municipales para que adopten medidas de protección para los trabajadores de la construcción de la ciudad. «En un momento en que los trabajadores inmigrantes están siendo objeto de un aumento significativo en los ataques políticos, resulta más importante que nunca garantizar que estén protegidos en el lugar de trabajo y que se sientan valorados tanto por sus empleadores como por la comunidad en general. Defensa Laboral ha trabajado activamente durante tres años para lograr la implementación de los estándares "Better Builder" en Dallas. Esperamos continuar el diálogo con los funcionarios locales electos para que, juntos, podamos seguir priorizando el bienestar de las personas que construyen Dallas», declaró David Chicanchan, Director de Políticas de Defensa Laboral. Acompáñenos el martes 28 de abril, a las 6 p.m., en Founders Plaza, ubicada en el 600 Elm Street, en Dallas. #dallas #internationalworkersday #WorkersDeserveBetter #ImmigrantsBuildTexas @yalltx @liunalocal154