Tag: labor
Gov. Northam Authorizes Hazard Pay for Home Health Workers
Good news, from Gov. Ralph Northam's office:
Governor Northam Authorizes Hazard Pay for Home Health Workers
~ Federal funding will cover one-time payment for work at...
In Display of Statewide Strength, Warner Announces Public Employee Labor Endorsements
From Sen. Mark Warner's reelection campaign, which hopefully will win a huge victory on 11/3!
In Display of Statewide Strength, Warner Announces Public Employee Labor...
Labor Day 2020 Open Letter to Virginia General Assembly Members: Please...
by Bob Tate
Honorable Members of the General Assembly:
On this Labor Day, I wish to thank members for earlier this year supporting increased access to...
Virginia AFL-CIO: Happy Labor Day; Workers First, Vote Union!
From the VA AFL-CIO:
Friend,
Labor Day is more than just picnics and gearing up to go back to school—it is a day to honor America’s...
BREAKING: Virginia Senate Committee Votes 12-3 to Kill Mandatory Pandemic Paid...
I wasn't watching the Senate Commerce & Labor committee meeting on this, but see below for the latest news on the 12-3 vote (see...
Video: Press Conference Speakers Call for Legislative Action to Keep Virginia Economy and Workers...
Important stuff from the coalition, "Virginians for Paid Sick Leave":
Press Conference Speakers Call for Legislative Action to Keep Economy and Workers Healthy During COVID-19 (link to video &...
IBEW Local 26 Business Manager on Why His Union Supports Jennifer...
by George Hogan
I am the elected business manager at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26, representing 10,000 electricians in D.C., Maryland and...
Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic
From Gov. Ralph Northam's office:
Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic
~ In the absence of federal guidelines, newly adopted workplace safety rules will...
Initial Virginia Unemployment Data Indicates Greater Job Losses Among Virginians of...
From The Commonwealth Institute:
Initial Virginia Unemployment Data Indicates Greater Job Losses Among Virginians of Color; The Same Thing Happened During the Last Recession
In the...
Another 4.4 Million Unemployment Claims Nationally; Another 84,387 Claims in Virginia
Another week, another set of *ugly* numbers from the Department of Labor on unemployment claims...including another 4,427,000 claims nationally in the week ending April...