You live it in the classroom, you live it on the job site. You live it in the hospital. You live it in the mail route, the warehouse, the refinery, the transit system. You can't build a strong middle class in a state where political power is engineered to answer upward instead of outward. That's why today matters. COPE is not just a fundraiser, it's a tool. It's how the Texas AFL CIO helps elect candidates who will fight for working Texans. (05:30–05:39)
CLAIM
Asserts that current political power structures hinder middle-class growth.
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