A special election in northeastern Kentucky could impact countless working families throughout the state On March 8, Kentucky is holding a special election for the state’s House District 98, located in the northeastern part of the state. The district includes Ashland...
On Sunday, we were proud to open a new office space in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The community greeted us with more than sixty attendees – and food for another 150! The attendees reflected the increasingly diverse constituencies of the surrounding region, which included...
2016 Elections Are Opportunity to Reverse This Travesty Last week, the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto to pass a “right to work” law. The state is now the 26th in the nation to enact such legislation, despite a lack of bipartisan...
CHARLESTON, WV – In a partisan vote, today the the West Virginia legislature voted to override Governor Tomblin’s veto of the “Workplace Freedom Act,” commonly known as “right to work.” Mark Federici, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400,...
Last week, the West Virginia state legislature passed the deceptive, controversial “right to work” bill in a partisan vote. Instead of listening to hardworking men and women that live, work, and vote in West Virginia, the state legislature chose to bow to pressure...
by Rick Howell Monday, February 1, dawned unusually warm as a team of UFCW Local 400 activists walked from the Richmond Marriott to the state legislature to participate in this year’s “Lobby Day” activities. Each General Assembly session, the Virginia AFL-CIO...
