Build a Better Austin is a joint effort by Workers Defense Project, construction workers, faith leaders, businesses, government officials, and workers’ rights organizations- to address deadly and dishonest working conditions in Austin’s construction industry.

“In Texas, 142 construction workers got killed last year… that’s is a lot of people dying for ten dollars an hour.”- Jet Sahpiro, Austin Construction Worker

Every 2.5 days a construction worker dies on the job in Texas.

Download the full report Building Austin, Building Injustice: Working Conditions in Austin Construction Industry to learn more.