For Immediate Release

Contact: Nick Voutsinos
Email: nvoutsinos@afscme.org

Saunders: AFSCME members mobilized their communities to elect a pro-worker majority in the Virginia legislature

RICHMOND, Va. — AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after voters flipped the Virginia House to elect a pro-worker majority within both chambers of the state legislature:

 

“Virginians made a strong, clear statement this election: We won’t give up our voice on the job. Across the commonwealth, AFSCME members mobilized their communities to elect candidates who will protect their hard-earned right to collectively bargain. Together, they flipped the Virginia House of Delegates and reelected labor champions to the Senate, knocking on thousands of doors in the process.

 

“With a pro-worker majority in both chambers, the economic future for so many Virginians is much brighter. And AFSCME looks forward to working with the legislature to continue progress for working people and their families.”

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AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families. 

AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone: (202) 429-1145
Fax: (202) 429-1120

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