Take Back the Capitol- 12/5-12/9, 2011
Photos of our 4-block shutdown of K street, the lobbying capitol of the world
View ArticleArrests at the Mickey Leland Federal Building, 10/12/11
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-1%) voted down creating over 100,000 jobs for her constituents, because it would’ve meant a half-percentage point tax increase for millionaires. Good Jobs=Great Houston...
View ArticleMarie Antoinette & GJGH Serve Cake at Rep. Kevin Brady’s Office
As the story goes, when Marie Antoinette was told the peasants had no bread, she responded with, “let them eat cake.” On average, there are at least 4 unemployed people applying for every existing job...
View ArticleHoustonians Interrupt CERAWeek 2012
CERA Week 2012, at the Hilton of the Americas in downtown Houston, is a gathering of executives from big oil and gas giants– many of them Houston-based. Some of these same executives are paid more than...
View ArticleHoustonians Disrupt El Paso Shareholders’ Meeting
At first, El Paso scheduled their shareholders’ meeting for Tuesday, March 6. Then they got the word that there were going to be protesters there, so in a surprise move unprecedented in corporate...
View ArticleHelp Us Stay Strong In Our Fight.
You helped us all last week as we fought to support Local 1 obtain better wages. We need your help in painting an accurate picture of what is really happening in Houston. For the richest 1%, Houston is...
View ArticleSix Arrest Taken At Rally to Raise the Wage
Today marked three years since the minimum wage was increased to $7.25 per hour. Low-wage workers representing the fast food industry and employees of companies owned by Bain Capital came together in...
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