AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) on Wednesday will welcome Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to Austin for a discussion with Texas labor leaders and workers on corporate power and worker freedom.

The FTC enforces the nation’s antitrust and consumer protection laws. Under Chair Khan’s leadership, the agency has sought to block mergers that would reduce competition for union labor, attacked consolidation that harms health care workers, and issued a rule that bans noncompete agreements, which would protect more than 10 million workers in Texas from being trapped in their jobs.

DETAILS
WHO: 

• Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
• Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35)
• Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan
• Texas labor leaders and workers

WHAT: As fierce advocates for workers at the federal level, Senator Bernie Sanders and FTC Chair Lina Khan are traveling to Austin to join Congressman Casar to discuss how corporate power undermines worker freedom.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2 at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Texas AFL-CIO, 1106 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701
NOTE: No on-site parking available — please use street parking.