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  • Power Analysis 2024

    Power Analysis 2024

    “We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Springs ...

  • Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Thanks in part to the action you took, legislators passed HB 906 and SB 480 during this General Assembly session, stopping utilities from shutting off customers’ power, gas, and wa ...

  • Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority Cl ...

  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

Call today! Tell Attorney General Cuccinelli to fight for US, not the big banks.

Call today! Tell Attorney General Cuccinelli to fight for US, not the big banks.

Is Attorney General Cuccinelli going to fight for us or the big banks? TODAY we make our voices heard.  Today is the day that you have the opportunity to tell Attorney Genera ...

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Fighting for a Living Wage at William & Mary

Fighting for a Living Wage at William & Mary

For the last several years, Virginia Organizing has supported the Living Wage Coaltion of William and Mary in their efforts to ensure that workers at the college are able to earn ...

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The near future of foreclosures in Virginia

The near future of foreclosures in Virginia

The following was originally posted on Take Me Home. Virginia Organizing woud like to note that the Virginia General Assembly killed several bills this session which could have he ...

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Labor and Virginia: Why we need to organize!

Labor and Virginia: Why we need to organize!

In the aftermath of last night's vote in Wisconsin, Washington Post columnist interviewed labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein about whether this is a long term win or loss for ...

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Virginia Groups Outraged over McDonnell’s Support of Walker’s Nuclear Option to Suppress Workers’ Rights

Virginia Groups Outraged over McDonnell’s Support of Walker’s Nuclear Option to Suppress Workers’ Rights

Groups Condemn the Actions of Wisconsin Governor: “In the Dead of the Night, Gov. Walker Has Trampled on the Letter of the Law and Wisconsin Families at the Same Time ...

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Sign the Petition: Virginia Stands With Wisconsin Workers!

Sign the Petition: Virginia Stands With Wisconsin Workers!

Amazing.  Inspiring.  Patriotic.  These are all words to describe the historic actions of hundreds of thousands of workers in Wisconsin over the last two weeks. ...

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Jeff in Wisconsin: Great RTD Column! & “All of our futures are at stake”

Jeff in Wisconsin: Great RTD Column! & “All of our futures are at stake”

Here is another update from Jeff in Wisconsin. Jeff and his son Rourke are heading home soon, having had an amazing experience."As we leave WI to return home, WI governor Sco ...

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VIDEO: Jeff in Wisconsin: “McDonnell Doesn’t Speak for VA’s Working People”

VIDEO: Jeff in Wisconsin: “McDonnell Doesn’t Speak for VA’s Working People”

"Im sleeping inside with all of you on those beatiful marble floors and I wouldn't be anywhere else in the world!"That is a quote from an incredible video from Jeff ...

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Virginia Groups to McDonnell: “Governor Walker is Not to Be Commended for Suppressing Workers’ Rights”

Virginia Groups to McDonnell: “Governor Walker is Not to Be Commended for Suppressing Workers’ Rights”

Virginia Groups Stand in Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers and Tell Governor McDonnell: “Governor Walker is Not to Be Commended for Suppressing Workers’ Rights ...

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Bankruptcy & Foreclosures in Virginia

Bankruptcy & Foreclosures in Virginia

This post was originally published on Take Me Home Virginia blog and is by Connellee Armentrout. Connellee is originally from Roanoke  and is a second year law student at the ...

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