Richmond, VA -- Today, Thursday January 16th, Virginia’s public service workers from several unions were in Richmond to speak about what the right to collective bargaining would mean for them and for their communities. We believe that stronger communities lead to a stronger Virginia. How do we accomplish that? By giving all Virginia workers the right to join a union and bargain for fair pay and safe working conditions. Delegate Elizabeth Guzman's bill - H.B. 582 does just th

Richmond, VA -- Today in Senate's General Laws and Technology Committee, Senator Bill DeSteph (R-8) presented his bill S.B. 371 - Apprentice agreements; ratio of journeymen to apprentices (introduced last year as S.B. 1169) . This bill if enacted would decrease and limit the ratio of journeymen to registered apprentices creating highly unsafe and disastrously dangerous learning and working environments. Several Virginia State Building Construction Trades Council members were

Richmond, VA -- Virginia AFL-CIO launches a new website titled "Labor In Session" to start the 2020 General Assembly Session. "We must take full advantage of this moment to push a robust pro-worker agenda focused on moving Virginia from the worst state for workers to the best," says Julie Hunter, Virginia AFL-CIO Campaign Manager. This website is designed to help empower union activists and allies to advocate for legislation that expands the right to organize, protects worke