from the Virginia AFL-CIO, http://va.aflcio.org/vaaflcio/ 11 October 2011 Today and in the next few days, Congress will start taking up two important items and our Congressional delegation needs to hear from us. 1) Tell Congress: Pass the American Jobs Act It’s time our elected officials take the jobs crisis seriously and focus their efforts on
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Monday, September 5, noon to 5 pm Veterans’ Memorial Park (large pavilion)14300 Featherstone Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191map, click here Food by IUEC 10 member Suzy Q BBQ. Wear your union colors.

  Stand with Workers, more about the strike click here. Rally: Monday, August 15, 2011Time: 4:30 pmLocation: Broad Run High School (21670 Ashburn Rd., Ashburn, VA 20147; map, click here) Join us in supporting our union brothers and sisters who are in the fight of their lives against Verizon! Contact: CWA Local 2222 (703) 256-2200; Dolores
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As of August 6, 2011, Communication Workers of America (CWA) in Virginia have gone on strike against Verizon. Despite the economic recession, Verizon continues to be an enormously prosperous company. Over the last four years, they raked in $19 billion in profits and their top 5 execs made $258 million among them. Just recently, the
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A report from NOVA Labor’s Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner, information about NALC’s Stamp out Hunger food drive, and more. In solidarity, Doris Crouse-Mays     President, Virginia AFL-CIO C. Ray Davenport      Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO NOVA Labor Dinner On April 29th, NOVA Labor held its annual dinner to recognize and thank volunteers who helped with community projects
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Sign the Petition Instead of focusing on jobs or transportation, our Governor spent his time recently praising Governor Walker for his attacks on Wisconsin workers. Governor McDonnell sent a tweet and YouTube video to Governor Walker applauding his good friend’s “courage” and “leadership.” Going after your political opponents is not courageous. Busting unions is not
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As a pledge to the community, our members, union supporters and candidates, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) explicitly confirmed its support for labor, unions and union printers with this resolution in April 2007. Democratic support for labor, main street, and middle America has always been strong and is ongoing. UNION LABEL Sponsored by the FCDC Labor Committee
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Even if you can’t physically be in DC at the 10-2-10 OneNation rally Saturday, you can still be a part of it! Little obstacles like time and space can’t stand in your way. One Nation Working Together will be streaming the whole event live — from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Join us online
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We must reorder our nation’s priorities to invest in our most valuable resource: our people. It is time we work together again to ensure that every one has the opportunity to achieve the American Dream — a secure job, a safe home, and a quality education. A coalition of organizations is uniting people to pull America back together and put America back to work, and it’s kicking of with a march in Washington on Saturday, October 2, 2010. The official program will begin at noon and end at 4 pm (site open for guests at 6 am; pre-program kicks off at 11 am). Tens of thousands of people from across the country are anticipated for this march. But we can’t do it without you. Get involved now, click here.

A great turnout on a beautiful day. Thank to all our unions and their families. September 6, 2010 at Veterans Park in Woodbridge for the 19th NoVa Labor Picnic. See the slide show below or click here. Also on Facebook and Picasa.