(THE STATE OF TEXAS) – A report on Union Density released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows the number of Texas Union Members is at the highest it’s been in 25 years. In 2025, the number of Texas Members of Unions reached 673,000 - marking a 70,000 Member jump from 2024 and continuing a four-year period of growth. Texas also now has the fourth-most Union Members of any State in the U.S., following California, New York and Illinois (surpassing New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania in 2025). The Texas Labor Movement is steadily growing - all despite Governor Greg Abbott’s Anti-Worker attacks, broken Labor Laws and corporate Union-Busting, Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar said: “We can change our State for the better by investing in and growing our Union Movement, because as Texas goes, so does the country. Our work to organize Texas workplaces and build ‘Worker Power’ is more important than ever before.” Whether you’re a Teacher, Firefighter, Farm Worker, Actor, Public Employee, Nurse, Construction Worker or any other profession - joining a Union is your right. Nothing about Texas’s status as a so-called Right-to-Work (for less) State prevents Union organizing and Unions are at historic levels of popularity in polls. The rise in Texas Union Membership reflects that popularity. These numbers also reflect the growing influence of Labor Unions in the State. As State parties try to reconnect with the Working Class, Union endorsements mean more than they ever had before - and Union candidates like Texas State Senator-elect Taylor Rehmet carry messaging that uniquely resonates with Texas voters.

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