Virginia Organizing Members Warn Texas v. US Lawsuit Could Overturn ACA, End Pre-Existing Protections, and Strip Coverage from Millions
Charlottesville, Va. – On July 9, the first day of arguments in the Texas v. United States lawsuit that threatens to derail health coverage and consumer protections for millions o ...
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Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases
Charlottesville, Va. — On March 7, 2019, the University of Virginia announced that it would start paying full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour starting January 1, 2020. Vi ...
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UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!
On March 7, UVA Today announced that the University would begin on January 1, 2020 to pay all full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour. From the article: “As a University, we ...
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Time for UVA to Pay a Living Wage!
Virginia Organizing Board member Lily Hungarland recently wrote this letter to the Cavalier Daily about the poverty wages workers are paid at the University of Virginia. The lette ...
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Brian Johns Named Coverage Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA
From Families USA on Monday, January 21, 2019: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Families USA announced that Brian Johns is the winner of its Coverage Consumer Health Advocate of the Year ...
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Virginia Organizing Fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages Sunday, December 2
What: Ten Thousand Villages will donate a portion of sales to Virginia Organizing When: December 2 from 1-5 p.m. Where: Ten Thousand Villages on the downtown mall in Charlottesvil ...
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Help End the Legacy of Slavery at UVA
Please share this flyer with friends all over Virginia! Help End the Legacy of Slavery at UVA. From the flyer: Tell UVA President Jim Ryan that the University of Virginia m ...
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Senator Warner Should Reconsider Predatory Lending Bill
Charlottesville leader, Valerie Washington, has published this fierce op-ed about predatory lending in the Roanoke Times. We hope Senator Mark Warner will listen! To contact his o ...
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Medicaid Expansion in the News
Dear friends, Last week Virginia Organizing and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) held nine news conferences around the state, with faith leaders, members o ...
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Faith Leaders Join Us to Call for Medicaid Expansion
Virginia Organizing and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) would like to invite you to join us in calling for the General Assembly to expand Medicaid. Starti ...
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