{"id":3690,"date":"2026-09-07T07:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2026-09-07T07:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:44:36","slug":"want-to-get-paid-more-elect-pro-union-candidates-happy-labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/want-to-get-paid-more-elect-pro-union-candidates-happy-labor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to get Paid More? Elect Pro-Union Candidates. Happy Labor Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Want to get paid more? vote for pro-union candidates. happy labor day! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00a0Soy Ashley Bean Thornton, y me postulo para la C\u00e1mara de Representantes de Texas, Distrito 56. Si les gusta lo que digo, y viven en el HD 56, espero que voten por m\u00ed en noviembre de 2026. Mientras tanto, espero que se suscriban a mi bolet\u00edn informativo: https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/stay-in-the-loop\/.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a1Gracias! \u00a1Construyamos el Texas en el que queremos vivir!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Por Ashley Bean Thornton<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Happy Labor Day everybody!<\/strong>\u00a0Labor Day is a day to celebrate and thank workers, and specifically a day to celebrate and thank the workers who got organized<\/strong> and made a better life for themselves and for all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Because workers have been around since before the days of the pyramids \u2013 but workers have only been getting a fair deal and a decent life since they started getting organized.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you are enjoying this day off, if you enjoy having a weekend every week, if you have a life that is basically 8 hours to work 8 hours to rest and 8 hours to do what you want \u2013 then you are benefitting because workers got organized and worked and negotiated and yes, sometimes literally fought for those things.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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And organizing still makes a difference.<\/strong> Today, according to a study that came out just a few days ago<\/a>, workers in right-to-work states like Texas tend to make about 7% less than comparable workers in states with stronger unions and collective bargaining. \u00a0And that gap has doubled in the last decade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Seven percent may not sound like that much. But it’s the difference, for example, between making $55,000 and almost $59,000 a year. That’s more than $300 a month \u2014 a week\u2019s worth of groceries for some families, the electricity bill, a good chunk of a car payment.\u00a0 It\u2019s the difference between no savings and having a little in the bank in case of emergencies or enough to start saving for a down payment on a house.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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And wages aren’t the whole story.<\/strong> Unions also help workers negotiate for things like paid time off, health care and retirement benefits, and safer working conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Also, stronger unions don’t just benefit people who belong to unions. When workers have more bargaining power, it raises the floor for everybody \u2014 including people working in nonunion jobs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So today, take a minute to be thankful for all the people who go to work every day and keep our lives and our country running.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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And this November 3rd, use your vote to elect people<\/strong> who will make sure working people have the power to negotiate fairly and effectively for the kinds of pay, benefits and working conditions that help build the Texas we all want to live in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Happy Labor Day, Y\u2019all!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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