“That's all the time we've got left to get out the vote for working families in November's election,” says Doris Crouse-Mays, president of the Virginia AFL-CIO. “We've got plenty of work left to do to help make sure candidates like Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax, Mark Herring, and our union endorsed candidates for the House of Delegates are elected on November 7th. Virginia's future is at stake, and we need your help to work towards a Virginia that puts working people first.” Saturday walks and phone banks are being held in Annandale, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke; click here for details and to RSVP. PLUS: Take the 2017 Virginia Working People's Survey here. This year’s “I’ll Be There” Awards are less than a week away. SEIU 32BJ and UNITE HERE Local 23 head up the October 26th event as the DC Jobs With Justice coalition celebrates their organizing victories at the DC-area airports including a $12.75 minimum wage for contract workers. Click here now for details and to order tickets. Other awardees include the NEAR Act campaign leaders for winning legislation and funding for community-led violence prevention efforts, the DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network for creating a network of congregations dedicated to providing support and solidarity to neighbors, friends, and family who fear being detained, deported or profiled, and DC High School Walk-Out leaders for organizing a District-wide walk-out of students to show youth power and values after the 2016 presidential election. Over the past year, the Confederation of Trade Unions-Myanmar (CTUM) added 7,000 members and the El Salvador sugarcane cutters union, SITRACANA, affiliated 936 new members with Solidarity Center support. These are two of the many examples in the new Solidarity Center annual report that detail how the Solidarity Center is supporting workers as they raise their voice for dignity on the job, justice in their communities and greater equality in the global economy. |