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By worker-correspondent Mike Roark On September 3rd, VACPUSA joined a coalition of organizations that took part in an anti-ICE demonstration in Chantilly, Virginia, along Route 50, which sees an average of about 70,000 commuters every day. The demonstrators were protesting the inhuman conditions at the nearby ICE facility and the disappearing of our neighbors, friends,…

By worker-correspondent Z. Rivers What happens when the guardians of our history are told what to remember – and what to forget? On March 27, 2025, the President issued Executive Order 14253, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, outlining a plan to return the Smithsonian Institution to its “rightful place as a symbol of…

by worker-correspondent Gaia WillisBroad Street Workers’ Club Pete Buttigieg’s recent comments on transgender athletes were delivered with a “polished” and “composed” tone, using the language of balance, empathy, and moderation. He spoke of fairness, compassion, and the importance of leaving decision-making to local sports leagues and school boards. On the surface level, it seems almost…

Gaia Willis,  Broadstreet Workers’ Club CPUSA On June 27th, 2025, University of Virginia president Jim Ryan resigned after accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice, which accused the university of failing to dismantle its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Ryan’s Departure is the latest in a wave of reactionary interventions in higher education, carried out…

by worker-correspondent Dick Duncan Over three hundred labor activists from across 13 States and 15 industries converged on the South Carolina city of Spartanburg for the Southern Worker Action Summit, organized by the Southern Workers Assembly (a network of union representatives, workplace organizing committees, and local Worker Assemblies dedicated to building labor power and workplace…

A monthly update from the front lines of the class war. Like what you see? Join us: email contact@vacpusa.org or apply online directly to Virginia or to national. What we’ve been doing Tidewater has continued and is working to expand their successful Food Program, check out their update here on Instagram or Twitter. Piedmont’s continuing their work with…