In a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, the Republican Governor of Virginia Glen Youngkin has recently blocked a proposal that would have seen a minimum wage increase to $13.50 per hour next year and up to $15 an hour in 2026. The reason stated by Youngkin had to do with the nature of the "free-market." … Continue reading Governor Youngkin Vetoes Raising Minimum Wage →

The Democratic Party in Virginia runs a weak game against the forces of the ultra-right within the red state. The Story So Far As of this writing, Glenn Youngkin’s administration has purged thousands of early votes from the database that tallies all the votes in total. This was mainly people with a felony conviction, though … Continue reading The November Elections in Virginia: A View From a Communist Party USA Member →

On the afternoon of November 4th, 2023, a comrade and I attended the pro-Palestine march in Washington DC. I donned an Adidas sweater and gray pants alongside a face mask (due to concerns around both doxxing and COVID). About three blocks from Freedom Plaza, traffic was already heavily congested and we saw Palestinian flags and … Continue reading My Experience at the November 4th Pro-Palestine March →

By worker-correspondent Emily Jane Dennis Content warning: discussion of policies targeting gender-diverse people, discussion of sex and reproduction. Virginia’s Education Department released the “2023 Model Policies on Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents” this week, which withdraws and replaced the “2021 Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Virginia’s … Continue reading The natural world vs Governor Youngkin →

Emile Schepers Barcroft Apartments is a multi-unit apartment complex in Arlington Virginia, a Washington DC suburb which Amazon has chosen to be the site of its huge new HQ2 complex.  Since the initial announcement by Amazon of the choice of this community for its headquarters, local residents have been worried that the move will bring accelerated … Continue reading Tenants, Minority Working Class Community Fight for Housing as a Right in the Shadow of Amazon →

AdvanSix Workers Still on Strike At least 340 workers with United Steelworkers have been on strike since April 6th, after long negotiations about wage increases and on-the-job safety had failed at AdvanSix, a chemical plant located in Hopewell, VA. This chemical plant produces caprolactam, which is the primary feedstock in the production of nylon polymer … Continue reading AdvanSix Workers Still on Strike →

By a worker in the hospitality industry in Virginia….. I have spent my entire working life in the restaurant industry. From dishwasher, busboy, to chef, I have done it all. No matter what position I have been in, or what restaurant I have been in, the situation is always the same. The workers are disorganized, … Continue reading A Union for Hospitality Workers? →

Event: Virginia Board of Education (BoE) hearing concerning the new revised history standards.Date of Event: 3/14/23 Report:● Event discovered through NoVA labor connections and the AFL-CIO newsletter● Event had 2 distinct parts: Rally before the hearing and the hearing itself● Rally before hearing○ Put together by a coalition of labor and community organizations ■ Unions● … Continue reading Report on the Northern Virginia Board of Education hearing concerning the new revised history standards. →

Alex Oxford, Worker-Correspondent Governor Youngkin has recently taken to erasing Virginia’s rich labor history, this report was written by a Worker-Correspondent that attended one of many hearings on this issue happening across the state. (More here: https://vacpusa.org/2023/03/15/statement-from-the-district-labor-commission-3-15-23/) -There were about 60 speakers; 2 in favor of the standards (a think tank rep who was paid … Continue reading Report on the Charlottesville, Virginia Board Of Education Hearing Regarding the Whitewashing of Virginia’s Labor History →