Economic Justice
Economic Justice Overview
November 22, 2010 - 22:56
We believe that every person in the Commonwealth is entitled to a living wage and benefit package that is sufficient to provide the basic necessities of life, including adequate housing, a nutritious diet, proper child care, sound mental and physical health care, a secure retirement and an equal educational opportunity.
Letter to Bank of America: You're on Notice, See you In Charlotte.
February 4, 2012 - 00:12
Today, Virginia Organizing leaders attempted to the deliver the following letter to the Charlottesville branch manager. The mananger kindly refused so the group went to the nearest post office and mailed the following:
February 3, 2012
Brown: An Afternoon With VP Biden on the SOTU
January 31, 2012 - 03:12
“We can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair shave, and plays by the same sets of rules”—President Obama
As a member of the State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing, last Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend a State of the Union Amplification event with members of US Action.
Victory on UI and Payroll Tax Cut, Virginia Organizing at White House
December 23, 2011 - 19:49
Yesterday the obstructionists in the House of Representatives finally announced they'd join a majority of senators from both political parties to renew unemployment benefits and continue the payroll tax credit that helps the middle class.
Breaking up with Bank of America: Michele's story
December 23, 2011 - 19:29
Over the last several months Virginia Organizing has joined the campaign Move Our Money USA in moving $57 million away from the big banks into credit unions and small banks.
We have moved our money because big banks like Bank of America support predatory lending, engage in foreclosure fraud and fail to lend money to small businesses that create jobs.
Here is one of thousands of stories of people taking control of their money. Michele from Charlottesville said enough is enough, took out a pair of scissors and cut Bank of America out of her life!
No More Mr. Potter: Virginians Moving Money out of Big Banks
December 23, 2011 - 16:24
The 1946 film "It's a Wonderful life," which starred Jimmy Stewart, has become an American Christmas classic. For hundreds of Virginians, one of the film's lessons is just as relevant today as it was over 60 years ago.
That lesson, says Ann Williams of Virginia Beach, is to support small community banks and credit unions. She is part of a growing movement of people fed up with what they see as the unfair practices of big banks, represented by Mr. Potter in the film. Williams says the big banks have simply become too powerful and unaccountable.
Ehrenthal: The House is Playing Reindeer Games with Unemployment & Middle Class Tax Cut
December 19, 2011 - 22:34
Once again the House of Representatives, led by the radical conservative bloc is holding up a needed tax break for most working Americans. After crafting a compromise budget bill in the Senate—which was passed on Saturday—House Republicans had a change of heart over the weekend and are now threatening to oppose the Senate bill this evening.
The face of the unemployed
December 2, 2011 - 23:09
Today USAction helped put a face to unemployment in America.
Amid a flurry of press coverage, including not one but two advance mentions in the New York Times, we released a special report, Hardly Working: Stories from Un- and Under-Employed Americans.
The report includes the stories of 89 people, culled from nearly 1,200 stories that were submitted to us by our online supporters.
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