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Virginia AFL-CIO Statement on Justice for George Floyd and Our Response to the Events of the Past Few Days

01 Jun, 2020 Read More >

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VIRGINIA AFL-CIO: VIRGINIA WORKERS – THERE’S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

06 Nov, 2019

(Richmond, VA –November 6th) The Virginia AFL-CIO would like to congratulate all the union-endorsed candidates who won elections across the Commonwealth.

Take Action: The White House Just Ripped Up Union Members’ Contracts

28 Mar, 2025 Read More >

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Virginia Becomes 1st State in the Nation to Issue Permanent Workplace Virus Protection Standards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : January 23, 2021

CONTACT: Destiny LeVere ; dlevere@va-aflcio.org

A HUGE WIN FOR WORKERS OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA ENACTS FIRST PERMANENT WORKPLACE VIRUS PROTECTION STANDARDS IN THE NATION

23, Jan, 2021

Union Family Member Aspires to Become Orthopedic Surgeon; Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline Is Jan. 31

Makaelah Murray, a student athlete at Howard University in Washington, D.C., is among the 2020 Union Plus Scholarship winners. Murray is a biology major at Howard and a member of the women’s soccer program.

21, Jan, 2021

Trumka: 'Biden is committed' to strengthening unions

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses why America needs a strong labor movement and how the Biden administration is committed to strengthening unions.

21, Jan, 2021

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

So America today needs more than anything solidarity and human dignity — the church's core teachings.

13, Jan, 2021

Democracy and the labor movement are one and the same

Our Constitution says that after a presidential election, Congress shall meet on Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes cast for the president and vice president. It is a solemn ritual of democracy.

12, Jan, 2021

AFL-CIO Calls on Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office 'at Once'

The AFL-CIO called on President Trump to resign or be removed from office “at once, whether through impeachment or the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” following the riots at the U.S. Capitol this week.

08, Jan, 2021