U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico held a rally in Houston on October 21 with over 200 IAM Union and Texas AFL-CIO members, joined by national labor leaders including IAM International President Brian Bryant and AFL-CIO International President Liz Shuler.
Dora CervantesIAM Union General Secretary-Treasurer
Richie JohnsenIAM Union Air Transport Territory representative
IAM UnionEvent co-organizer
AFL-CIOEvent co-organizer
Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor FederationEvent co-organizer
Texas AFL-CIOEvent co-organizer
The facts
More than 200 IAM Union and Texas AFL-CIO members rallied with Talarico in Houston on October 21.2
National labor leaders including IAM International President Brian Bryant and AFL-CIO International President Liz Shuler attended the rally.2
IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes and IAM Air Transport Territory representative Richie Johnsen attended.2
Union members participated in voter contact from the union hall before and after the event.2
The event was co-organized by IAM Union, AFL-CIO, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, and Texas AFL-CIO.2
It was the third IAM Workers vs. Billionaires Midterm election event in Texas in two weeks.2
It was the largest national showing of labor power for the Talarico campaign to date.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Brian Bryant, IAM Union International President Texas is ground zero for attacks on working class life; the extreme right closed 92 voting locations in Tarrant County to stop voting.2
IAM Union and labor organizers Anti-worker billionaires are pouring millions into elections to hand-pick politicians who push legislation that harms working families.2
How they headlined it
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U.S. Senate Candidate James Talarico Joins IAM Union Members, IP Bryant, National and Texas Labor Leaders for Barnburner Rally
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Dr. Ivan Melendez, Hidalgo County health authority; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; Ken Paxton, Republican Attorney General, U.S. Senate candidate
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$$1 billion for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) current fund size
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