Labor

(Houston, TX) — Today, Congressman Al Green has issued a statement expressing his support for the recent dockworkers strike by union members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) at the Gulf and East Coast ports:

(Houston, TX) — On Thursday, September 5, 2024, Congressman Al Green will welcome Cabinet Member and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su to the Ninth Congressional District of Texas as a special guest speaker for his annual labor legislative update and breakfast assembly.The program will include labor leaders in the region to discuss labor and union issues as well as work the Biden administration has done related to the families of union workers.

(Washington, DC) – On Friday, February 5, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement, indicating his support of H.R. 447 – the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021:

(Missouri City, TX) — On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, Congressman Al Green hosted his “Don’t Mess with USPS: Save the Postal Service Day of Action” rally and press conference in front of the Missouri City Main Post Office Location. He appeared with local elected officials, community leaders, and concerned constituents. The Congressman – who represents Houston and smaller cities southwest of Houston including Missouri City and Stafford – issued the following statement:

(Houston, TX) — On Friday, November 22, 2019, Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding the passage of his amendment to H.R. 1309 – the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act:

(Houston, TX)--On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Congressman Al Green hosted his annual Labor Legislative Breakfast with union leaders and local officials. Representatives from unions across the Greater Houston Area and Texas voiced their concerns on important labor-related issues. Guest speaker Martin Luther King, III spoke on the importance of social justice and the strong connection between the civil rights movement and the labor movement. 

(Houston, TX)--On Thursday, November 9, 2012, at the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston, TX, Congressman Al Green participated in the Post-Election News Conference on the Lame Duck Session Agenda of Jobs. He was joined at the news conference by representatives from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), AFL-CIO, Texas Organizing Project, Good Jobs Great Houston, Houston Organization of Municipal Employees, Congressman Gene Green, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.