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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About the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Chapter
Charlottesville is the statewide headquarters of Virginia Organizing and also has an active local chapter. Local residents work on a variety of issues including immigration reform ...
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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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Donation Only Tickets for “A Night of Comedy and Storytelling”
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, we are able to offer a limited number of "Donation Only" tickets to this event. The tickets are free, but please consider making a donatio ...
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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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