What We’re Doing In Virginia Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply April 27, 2021 Blog Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Alexandria Passes First Collective Bargaining Ordinance in Virginia Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. February 8, 2017 Speech Trumka to Pilots: Solidarity is the Best Way Forward When working people stand together—from pilots and engineers to nurses and coal miners—we can bargain for what’s fair. August 12, 2016 Speech Trumka: Virginia is for Unions AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivers the keynote speech at the Virginia AFL-CIO Convention. April 9, 2016 Blog By Our Hands: An Open Letter to Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam Dear Mr. McAdam, Last week, I took a drastic step. Instead of going in to work at Verizon, I stood outside with a picket sign. I’m on strike because it’s time for you to listen to us.