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2025
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Sep
2025
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Virginia Republicans don’t back effort to restore union rights for federal workers
Two vulnerable Republicans use pro-worker rhetoric, but have yet to support legislation aimed at empowering federal workers.
Sep
2025
16
Fairfax County workers closing in on first union contract
Thousands of Virginia local government employees are on the cusp of finalizing their first union contract.
Aug
2025
28
Virginia lawmaker backs bill to extend collective bargaining to civil servants
A state lawmaker will again make a push to expand collective bargaining rights for public-sector employees as a new report highlights the urgency of doing so in Virginia.
Aug
2025
27
Earle-Sears failed to secure police group endorsement. Here’s why
Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears did not impress in endorsement interview with the Virginia Police Benevolent Association, two sources who were there told Dogwood.
Aug
2025
12
Norfolk Botanical Garden worker: Union push ‘brought us all together’
A majority of the Norfolk Botanical Garden’s workers voted last month 43-23 to form a union with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM Union.
Aug
2025
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Earle-Sears refuses to say if Trump’s federal job cuts are bad for Virginia
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Friday refused to say whether she supported President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts, or if they had been bad for Virginia in a testy exchange with CNN anchor Manu Raju.
Jul
2025
31
Rising unemployment, Trump cuts fuel uncertainty about Virginia economy
A University of Virginia economist warns that if Virginia’s unemployment rate keeps rising it could strain state resources.
Jul
2025
29
Meet the pro-union Chesapeake progressive running in a Republican district
Democrat Rodney Nickens says Virginia’s “right-to-work” law has got to go as he campaigns in a conservative House of Delegates district.
Apr
2025
24
Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor come out against anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws
All six candidates in the Democratic primary for Virginia lieutenant governor want to overturn state laws that weaken unions and undermine worker rights.
