Virginia AFL-CIO

09/15/2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

America’s unions are proud to celebrate and honor the history, culture and incredible contributions Hispanic and Latino communities and working people have made in our lives, our workplaces and our labor movement.

09/15/2026

The Clarity Act is still a bad bill. It would put workers’ financial security at risk by exposing our pensions to volatile cryptocurrency — while shielding crypto companies from oversight and regulation.

Tell the Senate: vote NO on the Clarity Act! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/tell-the-senate-to-vote-no-on-the-clarity-act/

09/15/2026

Happy National Voter Registration Day!

It’s the perfect time to make sure you and your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors are registered to vote. It takes one minute to make sure your voice is heard in this upcoming election ✊ BetterInAUnion.org/check

09/15/2026

Sh*t’s too expensive, and working families are falling behind while bosses make record pay and bonuses. This November, we have a chance to make our voices heard, and take this country back for working people.

Register to vote: BetterInAUnion.org

09/08/2026

Virginia’s very own labor union members featured in this Labor Day video! Check it out!

09/07/2026

LABOR DAY IS ABOUT US. ✊

Today, we celebrate the people who make Virginia work.

The teachers.
The nurses.
The construction workers.
The public employees.
The grocery workers.
The warehouse workers.
The firefighters.
The mechanics.
The utility workers.
The educators.
The caregivers.

The working people in every corner of this Commonwealth.

Labor Day is our reminder that working people built this country, and working people have the power to shape its future.

The eight-hour day. Weekends. Overtime. Workplace safety. Better wages. Benefits. Retirement security. The right to organize.

We didn't get these things because someone decided to be nice.

We got them because working people organized, stood together, and fought for them.

And we're still fighting…

For good jobs.
For fair wages.
For safe workplaces.
For affordable lives.
For a real voice on the job.

Because worker power isn't given. It's built.

So celebrate today. Celebrate your coworkers. Celebrate your union. Celebrate everyone who has
ever stood up and said:
“We deserve better, and we're going to fight for it together.”

Happy Labor Day, Virginia. The power is us. The work continues.

Solidarity forever. ✊

09/01/2026

Virginia AFL-CIO stands in solidarity with LGBG Workers United!

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1, 2026 — Workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, represented by LGBG Workers United of the IAM Union, have voted to strike after more than a year of negotiations without coming to an agreement on fair wages. “I am beyond proud of the perseverance and tenacity my fellow wo...