Virginia
Virginia voters defeat “right-to-work,” gain a Democratic Congressmember
November 10, 2016Virginia, which used to be a bastion of segregation and has been the long-time headquarters of the National Right-to-Work Committee, was one of the brighter spots for worker advocates and progressives November 8.
Read moreVirginia unionists concentrate on beating right-to-work
August 19, 2016Amid reports Republicans may be ceding Virginia to Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, unions are focusing on defeating a right to work referendum.
Read moreTwo of Virginia’s Congressional districts get re-drawn over GOP objections
May 31, 2016Judges re-drew Southern Va.'s 3rd and 4th Congressional districts; GOP lawmakers had concentrated the region's African-American voters into a single district.
Read moreConfederate “flaggers” fight for twisted history
December 2, 2015A slim majority of whites with a college degree see the Confederate flag as a symbol of heritage and pride, while 41 percent see it as a racist symbol.
Read moreRep. Connolly won’t scab for “Sharknado 3”
March 20, 2015"I cannot be a party to the firing of a film crew seeking unionization, or its replacement with scab labor."
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