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Appalling: Virginia Senate Republicans' radical redistricting bill

While one Democratic legislator was traveling to Washington, D.C. for President Obama's second inauguration on January 20th, Republicans in the Senate rammed through legislation to redraw Senate districts and make them more favorable to Republicans. If the redistricting bill becomes law, there will be major changes to all 40 state Senate districts, with up to 45 percent of Virginians being moved into new, gerrymandered districts for strictly partisan reasons.

Workers can't be silent about the "fiscal showdown"

The debate over the "fiscal cliff" is too important for people like me not to get involved. In mid-December, I joined other members of SEIU Virginia 512 at Tysons Corner mall and Sen. Mark Warner's office to spread our message about what we need from our government.

#RaiseTheWage! SEIU members from New York to California rally for a living wage

Hard-working Americans need a raise. This is the message that SEIU members throughout dozens of states - California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Virginia and Washington, to name a few - took to lawmakers and employers on the July 24th National Day of Action to raise the minimum wage. View highlights from actions SEIU members participated in on SEIU's Blog.