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Prince William County Board of Supervisors Make Historic Vote to Pass Collective Bargaining Ordinance For County Employees

County Employees celebrate collective bargaining ordinance passing and county’s commitment to 90-day review WOODBRIDGE, VA — After many months of advocating for their rights, employees united in SEIU Virginia 512 and their allies made history. Members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors passed a collective bargaining ordinance, giving county employees a path to […]

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

by John Reid

Labor organizers push for stronger collective bargaining in Prince William

by Virginia Mercury Prince William County is the last big Northern Virginia jurisdiction to consider granting collective bargaining rights to public employees, but labor organizers say the county’s draft plan is so filled with holes they have major doubts about whether they can support it. In a strongly worded letter to the Prince William Board […]

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

by Guest Contributor

PWEA creates a petition to support collective bargaining

Collective bargaining has been a challenge for educators and labor workers in Prince William County. As next week’s school board meeting prepares to hear more discussions on moving forward in the process, the Prince William Education Association has created a petition to let their requests be made known. During the special meeting on October 4, […]

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

by Veronica Reid

Why we need collective bargaining in Prince William County

by Patrice Summers I’ve been working for Prince William County for over 22 years, so I know firsthand that county employees are the heartbeat that keeps Prince William going. Throughout the pandemic, we have been hailed as essential workers and celebrated for helping our communities thrive. However, we’re not treated that way on the job. […]

October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

by Guest Contributor

New Report Shows How Collective Bargaining Is A Critical Tool To Improve Public Education in Virginia

Research shows the positive impact that collective bargaining has on student experience, educator pay, and teacher retention RICHMOND, VA – As educators and advocates across the commonwealth are organizing in their communities to introduce and pass inclusive collective bargaining ordinances for public school employees, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI) released a report today detailing […]

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

by Guest Contributor

Prince William County Workers, Community Allies Speak Out on Necessary Changes to County’s Collective Bargaining Ordinance Draft

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Working people and community members joined a work session with the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to demand a meaningful collective bargaining ordinance for Prince William County employees.The draft that county management presented to the Board reflected many issues that undermined employees’ ability to collectively bargain over the issues that […]

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

by John Reid

“You can’t be ruled by fear!”

A worker speaks about why PWC needs collective bargaining. As the discussion towards collective bargaining moves ever so close to a decision, there are a variety of viewpoints that are being considered as to what is best. However, it is the voice of those who are impacted the most that is not heard as much: […]

September 12, 2022September 15, 2022

by John Reid

How Prince William County’s move toward collective bargaining mirrors America’s progression

Labor Day was first celebrated by labor activists and individual states in the late 1800s, and first codified into law in Oregon back in 1887. The first Monday of September is a time to honor those who work tirelessly to keep our nation’s infrastructure operative. As the country celebrates another Labor Day holiday, those workers […]

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

by PW Perspective Editorial Board

Where can public sector employees collectively bargain in Virginia?

Local public sector collective bargaining is slowly gathering steam across Virginia, with a majority of the most populous localities looking into developing agreements and in many cases signing off on proposals. Richmond City Council voted Monday for an ordinance to allow collective bargaining with most city employees in what is only the latest success for […]

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

by John Reid

Prince William County Young Democrats issue a statement on collective bargaining

Release is in response to statement by PWC School Board On April 27, the Prince William County School Board released a statement regarding efforts to approve collective bargaining. Among the items discussed was the verification of signatures by the Prince William Education Association. The statement can be read here. Earlier today, the PWC Young Democrats […]

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

by John Reid