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Advocates and legislators push for increased pay and protections for essential agricultural workers
Heat stress prevention and minimum wage legislation will support workers in Virginia. Richmond, VA — Today, at a press conference at the General Assembly… Read More
General Assembly LAJC’s Priorities 2025
HOUSING: HB 2175 (Del. Clark) / SB 1136 (Sen. Boysko) Anti-Rent Gouging: Allowing localities to limit abusive rent increases for tenants. Supporting the Allies for… Read More
Where did your Christmas tree come from?
“The day of a pine worker can be rough and complicated,” says Israel, a migrant farmworker in Southwest Virginia. Read More
Helping Farmworkers Through Extreme Heat
This summer has been hot. Across Virginia, people have been staying indoors with the air conditioning blowing, avoiding the extreme heat and humidity that has… Read More
“The Quietest Legend” to Lead LAJC’s Board as its New President
We are thrilled to announce that Ted Howard has been elected by our Board of Directors as its new President! As the Washington Council of Lawyers noted when presenting Ted with a … Read More
2024 General Assembly Wrap-up
The General Assembly completed its reconvened (“veto”) session last month, and we wanted to provide a more complete rundown of outcomes for our legislative priorities. Read More
Governor Youngkin’s Veto Denies Minimum Wage Protections for Virginia’s Farmworkers
HB157 would have corrected a vestige of the Jim Crow Era and protected some of our most vulnerable workers RICHMOND, VA – Today, during National… Read More
LAJC’s priorities at the end of the 2024 General Assembly Session
That’s a wrap! The 2024 Regular General Assembly Session officially ended on Friday, March 9. There were 3,594 bills introduced this session; 2,280 of those bills… Read More
End the Farmworker Exemption
Tell Governor Youngkin to Sign HB1625 and Include Farmworkers in Minimum Wage Protections! Fill out the… Read More
Organizing School at LAJC
Last week, we joined with other members of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project (RTAP) to host their first “Organizing School,” a place for community… Read More
