
In other Northern Virginia labor news, Fairfax County Democratic Committee Labor Committee chair Virginia Diamond and husband Richard Bensinger (former Organizing Director at the AFL-CIO) hosted over 100 activists, progressives and union members at their McLean home last Saturday night. Guest speaker Chris Shelton discussed the recent Verizon strike victory, how the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership would give corporations even more power over government, and the importance of hitting the streets, phones, worksites and union halls to ensure Donald Trump's defeat and victories by progressive candidates.