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A UFW split – and Antonio Orendain’s role in it – prompted a little-known chapter in the Texas farm worker struggle.

The Texas Farm Workers Union journeyed 1,600 miles in search of an audience with President Jimmy Carter.

Many of the union’s participants want to see more lasting testaments to its legacy. But what would that look like?

The charter amendments cover issues including mayoral and council pay, mayoral and council term lengths, city manager tenure and salary caps, municipal employee political activity, city ethics revisions, and language modernization changes.

Journalists said while the voluntary recognition is an important step, they still plan to fight over a colleague’s layoff.

While both Southwest and American Airlines pilots have now approved new contracts with the North Texas-based carriers, flight attendants with both airlines are still struggling to agree with management at the negotiating table.

That's down a few percentage points from last year, but continues a trend that stands in contrast to the last 60 years. A third of respondents said they believe unions mostly hurt the U.S. economy.

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Earlier this week, the Major League Baseball Players Association had asked MLB to voluntarily recognize the efforts, saying more than half of minor league players had voted to organize.

Texas National Guardmembers held their first union meeting Monday evening in Del Rio. They unionized after facing a host of issues during an involuntary deployment to the border as part of Governor Abbott’s controversial border security program, Operation Lone Star.