Texas. Best article I've read all weekend.. a lot of good work done here ... ;) The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/08/11/business/11-WORKER1/11-WORKER1-articleLarge.jpg At a Workers Defense Project protest in 2011, top, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, mock coffins symbolized workers killed on the job. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/08/11/business/11-WORKER2/11-WORKER2-popup.jpg Luis Rodriguez sought help from the project after he lost part of his finger on a construction job. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Published: August 10, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/business/the-workers-defense-project-a-union-in-spirit.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130811 Reworking Labor Articles in this series examine the changing face of labor as the nation's unions and collective bargaining rights decline. Previous Article in This Series ยป http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/business/freelancers-union-tackles-concerns-of-independent-workers.html