PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA — Working people and advocates held a press conference today announcing the release of a new report by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI) that shows that Prince William County employees have historically been paid too little to achieve economic security for themselves and their families. In the coming weeks, the Prince William County […]
Workers and supporters will gather for a virtual press conference on Tuesday, April 5, to discuss the release of a new report by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI). The findings show that most Prince William County employees are paid too little to achieve economic security for themselves and their families and that collective […]
Organization has enough signatures to form a collective bargaining unit Back in December PWEA President Maggie Hansford wrote an editorial in the PW Perspective that specified the benefits for collective bargaining for teachers after a state law allowed for public sector bargaining for the first time in almost 50 years. Yesterday, it came one step […]
Our schools in Prince William County are facing a serious employment crisis. We are in the midst of a teacher shortage, a substitute shortage, and a bus driver shortage. These shortages end up placing more stress and workload on our current employees, which exacerbates the shortages as more educators and staff quit or retire. The […]
Collective bargaining has been seen for years as the proverbial brass ring that everyone from educators to social service employees have worked tirelessly to obtain. In March 2020, the Virginia General Assembly approved legislation, repealing the commonwealth’s long-standing prohibition of public-sector collective bargaining that lasted nearly 40 years. Virginia was one of the three remaining […]
The Prince William County Labor Caucus is hosting a Day of Action in support in moving labor rights forward in Prince William County with HB 582. Introduced by Delegate Elizabeth Guzman (HD-31), HB 582 “Permits counties, cities, and towns to adopt local ordinances authorizing them to (i) recognize any labor union or other employee association […]
