AFSCME Virginia

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Virginia Authorizes Historic First Step for Collective Bargaining Rights

In a victory for public service workers in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam has signed a bill authorizing collective bargaining for some public employees across the commonwealth.

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COVID-19 Information Updates

AFSCME members are on the front lines, keeping our communities running.

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PA members fired up and ready to go at AFSCME volunteer kickoff

This past Saturday, you might have been cooking a late breakfast, planning a fun weekend activity or taking some quiet time with your family.

It’s easy to say that the 2020 election is the most important of our lifetimes, but hearing this firsthand from AFSCME Retirees, many of whom have dedicated their lives to public service and making America a better place to live, shows the urgency to us all.

Fund The Front Lines

Right now, front-line public service workers – health care workers, corrections officers, custodians, and other public service workers – are putting their lives at risk to fight this pandemic. But if Congress doesn’t pass state and local aid, these public service workers could be thanked with a pink slip.

COVID - 19 Workplace Survey

AFSCME, the nation’s largest and most powerful advocate for public service employees, is reaching out to Virginia’s public employees for your input on how to best protect front-line workers and the communities you serve.

National AFSCME News

Syracuse, N.Y., unions avoid layoffs, negotiate across-the-board furloughs instead
To avoid layoffs and make furloughs more equitable for workers, the City of Syracuse, N.Y., and unions came up with a compromise plan to cope with COVID-19-related revenue losses. — Oct 28
With Coney Barrett confirmation, Senate majority continues its ‘power games’
AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett a corrupt political game. — Oct 27
PA members fired up and ready to go at AFSCME volunteer kickoff
AFSCME members in Pennsylvania were fired up and ready to go this weekend. Many more volunteers nationwide are joining our ambitious effort to elect the Biden-Harris ticket. — Oct 26
L.A.’s Justo Franco: Creating order amid chaos
Never Quit Service Award winner Justo Franco kept L.A.’s buses running during the recent protests. Learn what it took for Franco to make that happen. — Oct 26
On The Record: Joe Biden – A Leader With Character and Integrity
Joe Biden is a leader who understands in his gut the challenges working people face every day, a man of character whose compassion and decency will help heal the country at this challenging moment. — Oct 23

Virginia Public Worker COVID-19 Workplace Survey