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    Harris County becomes first in Texas to allow employees to organize with new ‘consultation policy’

    March 19, 2026 // Harris County commissioners voted 3-1 Thursday to let many county workers choose a labor organization to advocate for workplace policy changes, elevate grievances and make recommendations to Commissioners Court. The "employee consultation policy" does not permit employees to engage in collective bargaining, which state law blocks most government employees in Texas from doing. Government employees in Texas cannot strike.

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    New Haven firefighters’ union sues state union after relationship breakdown

    March 14, 2025 // New Haven's firefighters’ union, Local 825, announced Tuesday the filing of a four-count lawsuit against the Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut, a union which represents the state's fire departments, alleging a breach of fiduciary duty.

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    Why would a fire union try to extinguish volunteers?

    November 20, 2021 //

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