Description: The Virginia AFL-CIO is the statewide federation of labor unions in Virginia that organizes, represents, and advocates for working people; it works to strengthen collective bargaining, improve wages and benefits, advance workplace safety and labor protections, and mobilize union members for political and community campaigns in the state. Type: Non-profit labor federation / state AFL-CIO affiliate Policies: Collective bargaining and union rights, workplace safety and OSHA enforcement, living wage and minimum-wage increases, paid family and medical leave, unemployment and workers’ compensation reform, affordable healthcare access, workforce training and apprenticeship programs, pro-worker tax and economic policies, voting rights and labor-friendly election laws Funding: Primarily funded by membership dues and assessments from affiliated national and local unions, supplemented by donations and fundraising activities Affiliates: Affiliated with the national AFL-CIO and a range of national and local unions and labor councils, including local chapters of unions such as SEIU, AFSCME, AFT, Teamsters, UAW and other building trades and public-sector unions
