/tags/workers-defense-project Workers Defense Project en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:05:57 GMT /education/2022-09-29/austin-isd-school-board-considers-whether-to-increase-protections-for-construction-workers The AISD Board of Trustees will decide on a resolution Thursday that seeks to ensure construction workers make a living wage and have safety training. The measure comes ahead of the 2022 school bond election which, if passed, will lead to many new construction projects in the district. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:05:57 GMT /education/2022-09-29/austin-isd-school-board-considers-whether-to-increase-protections-for-construction-workers Becky Fogel /business/2019-03-26/advocates-say-lobbyists-shaped-texas-labor-rule-that-could-exempt-app-based-workers-from-benefits Workers' rights advocates called on the Texas Workforce Commission to abandon a proposed rule that would exempt gig economy contractors from unemployment� Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:38:59 GMT /business/2019-03-26/advocates-say-lobbyists-shaped-texas-labor-rule-that-could-exempt-app-based-workers-from-benefits Andrew Weber