Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2013What: Community Gathering to Encourage Divestment from Bank of America When: Friday, December 20 at 2 p.m. Where: ...
Read More »55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS
Published by Americans for Tax FairnessIn case you didn’t hear, Congress just let 55 tax breaks expire on December 31. Known as “tax extenders,” they cost about ...
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President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference
Ten Virginia Organizing leaders and members traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 7 to participate in President Barack Obama's press conference about the need to extend emer ...
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Virginia Organizing Releases Job Gap Report, Explores Solutions for Living Wage Including Medicaid Expansion
Richmond, Va.—On Wednesday, December 4, Virginia Organizing released a report authored by the Alliance for a Just Society detailing the living wage “job gap” in ...
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Virginia Organizing Chapters Raise Money for Social Justice!
Over the last few weeks, Virginia Organizing Chapters have held fundraisers to support the social and economic justice work of Virginia Organizing. Our South Hampton Roads Chapter ...
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Big Pharma Could Win International Price Monopoly, Unlimited Profits in ‘Free Trade’ Deal
By Ethan Rome: Executive Director, Health Care For America Now Click here to see originial articleBig Pharma has a new tool to make turbo-charged profits and i ...
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More VA Kids Living in Low-Income Households
By: Alison BurnsFull article can be found by clicking here.RICHMOND, Va. - Although Virginia is considered one of the wealthiest states in the nation, it also has seen an increase ...
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Food Stamp Cuts Kick In Today
By: Alison BurnsFull article and audio can be found by clicking here. RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia families that are struggling financially will have less help affording fo ...
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CHN: Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections Extended to Home Care Workers
http://www.chn.org/human_needs_report/chn-minimum-wage-overtime-protections-extended-home-care-workers/On September 17, the US Department of Labor announced that it will extend mi ...
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Left Out of Labor Day
The Commonwealth Institute: http://thehalfsheet.org/post/59687425880/left-out-of-labor-dayHere’s something to wrap your mind around as we head into Labor Day weekend: u ...
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