Tag: unions
The Jungle, Revisited in the Time of Coronavirus
Over a hundred years ago, Upton Sinclair exposed the shocking working conditions in the meat packing industry, in The Jungle.
This week the Trump Administration...
Video: Watered-Down Collective Bargaining Bill Reports from Senate Commerce & Labor...
See below for video from a little while ago, as a watered-down version of Del. Elizabeth Guzman (D)'s HB582 - "repeal the existing prohibition...
As FORMER Reps. Eric Cantor and Barbara Comstock Spew Anti-Worker Nonsense,...
With FORMER Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA07; ousted by even crazier Dave Brat, who in turn lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger) and Barbara Comstock (R-VA10;...
Virginia House Passes Bill to Give Public Service Workers the Freedom...
From the labor coalition, "Stronger Communities. A Better Bargain":
Virginia House Passes Bill to Give Public Service Workers the Freedom to Collectively Bargain
RICHMOND, Va. -- The...
What I Learned About Unions in Two Years at LiUNA: How...
by Thomas Bowman, a partner with Resolute Strategies Group, a Democratic strategic consulting firm
During the last two years as the Virginia lobbyist for the...
With “Right-to-Work” (For Less) Repeal Being Discussed, It’s Clear Which Party’s...
With "Right-to-Work" repeal being discussed right now, and with the possibility that it could at least be weakened in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly,...
Virginia AFL-CIO Shares “Great” Letter to the Editor Blasting Gov. Northam...
Verry interesting to see the Virginia AFL-CIO share this letter to the editor in the Richmond Free Press, calling Gov. Ralph Northam's comments the...
“Flanked” by Dominion’s CEO and Right-Wing Republican Kirk Cox, Gov. Northam...
This story (also see the tweets, below) epitomizes so much that's wrong with revolving-door, pay-to-play, corporate-power "Virginia Way."
First of all, why would the Democratic...
Labor-Democratic Partnership: The Commonwealth’s Chance to Repeal Anti-Union “Right-To-Work” Laws
by Andres Jimenez
Across our Commonwealth, the constant attack on labor rights has made it harder for Virginians to live and work in their communities....
Delegate Lee Carter’s Campaign Unionizes in Historic First for Virginia
Interesting news from Virginia Del. Lee Carter's campaign:
Good afternoon everyone.
Today we're announcing that Delegate Carter's campaign has unionized; please find the release attached.
To our...