On behalf of the Texas labor movement, I want IBEW members to know how much your union has meant to us during the 2022 midterm election campaign as we fight to elect Beto O'Rourke governor and send other pro-worker candidates to the U.S. House and to our state legislature.

The IBEW is really the backbone of our work here. The commitment it made, the quality of the human beings doing the work, the expertise in organizing, I can't say enough about it. I literally don't know what we would have done without the brothers and sisters of the IBEW.

Many of the staff members assigned here have been away from their families for a long time. Their contribution has been amazing, and I hope they feel it is worthwhile, no matter the outcome. It may or may not be enough to win, but it's certainly enough to be proud of.

I understand that it is not an easy decision where to deploy resources when there are so many battles raging all over the country. The IBEW has consistently invested in building the labor movement in Texas, and all of us are extremely grateful for it.

In other words, you all are a big damn deal.

Rick Levy, president
Texas AFL-CIO