Unions
- Arlington Education Association Transfers Funds to Arlington Education Association in Support of Virginia Political Efforts
The Arlington Education Association located at 5691 Columbia Pike in Falls Church Virginia received a payment of $2,874.76 from the AEA-PAC on May 22 2023. This transaction was designated for a Virginia candidate or political committee.
- Virginia Taxpayers Forced to Fund $20 Million Bureaucratic Expansion for Public Sector Unions
Virginia Taxpayers Face Massive Bill for New Union Bureaucracies The state budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a staggering $20 million allocation designed exclusively to fund the start-up costs for public sector collective bargaining. This massive expenditure will finance the creation of entirely new government entities, including the Public Employee Relations Board and the Virginia
- Virginia Medicaid Budget Balloons as Accelerated Pay Hikes for Home Care Workers Cost Taxpayers Millions
The Virginia state budget continues to expand under new amendments that accelerate compensation increases for home care workers, putting additional strain on taxpayers. Governor Abigail Spanberger recently returned the state budget with fourteen amendments, specifically requesting earlier salary increases for Medicaid-funded care providers.
- Virginia Taxpayers Burdened with Sweeping State Employee Raises in New Biennium Budget
The newly finalized Virginia budget for the 2026-2028 biennium places a massive financial burden on hardworking taxpayers to fund sweeping salary increases for government workers. Governor Abigail Spanberger recently signed off on a spending plan that mandates a 3.5 percent annual salary increase for state employees and state-supported local employees across the board.
- Fairfax County FY 2027 Budget Explodes with $49 Million Personnel Increase
Fairfax County taxpayers are once again footing the bill for a rapidly expanding local government budget that prioritizes bureaucratic growth over fiscal restraint. The proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes a staggering net increase of $49.17 million strictly for Personnel Services, pushing the total funding for this specific category to nearly $1.19 billion.
- Fairfax County Taxpayers Bear the Burden of Massive Public Union Contracts and Bureaucratic Pay Raises
Fairfax County residents are facing another expensive year as local government spending continues to balloon to accommodate massive compensation increases for public employees. The latest budget proposal allocates over one billion dollars to personnel services, driven heavily by new collective bargaining agreements and across-the-board pay raises.
- Fairfax County FY2027 Budget Prioritizes Union Demands and Bureaucracy Over Taxpayer Relief
The Fairfax County FY2027 advertised budget reveals a staggering commitment to expanding government payrolls at the direct expense of local taxpayers. Personnel services funding is set to consume an astonishing $1.19 billion, driven heavily by new collective bargaining agreements and a blanket 2.00% cost of living adjustment.
- IBEW PAC Contributes $10,000 to Democratic Party of Virginia
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee donated $10,000 on June 30, 2026, to the Democratic Party of Virginia to aid a state candidate. This contribution comes from a labor organization PAC that has raised over $12 million in receipts between January 2025 and May 2026, according to Federal Election Commission data.
- Northern Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO Contributes $20,000 to Delegate Candidate Sonia Vasquez Luna
The Northern Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO made a $20,000 donation on June 19, 2026, to the campaign of Sonia Vasquez Luna, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Virginia House of Delegates District 20. The contribution comes as Luna, currently a member of the Manassas City Council, campaigns to represent areas including Manassas City, Manassas
- Maryland Laborers Union Check-Off Fund Donates $20,000 to Virginia PAC
The Laborers District Council Check-Off Fund contributed $20,000 to the Baltimore Washington Construction & Public Employees Laborers PAC on June 4, 2026. The donation supports activities for Virginia candidates through the Maryland-based PAC, which maintains its operations from Camp Springs.
- Maryland Union Writes Check to Fund $20,000 to Virginia Democrat PAC
The Laborers District Council Check-Off Fund contributed $20,000 on July 2, 2026, to the Baltimore Washington Construction & Public Employees Laborers PAC. The funds are designated for use in support of a Virginia candidate.
- Out-of-State Real Estate Interests Fund Virginia Democratic PAC
The Warrenton Group, a Maryland-based real estate development firm led by Warren Williams, contributed $20,000 to Leaders for an Equitable Tomorrow PAC on May 13, 2026. The donation supports the Democratic leadership PAC, which has directed funds toward Virginia candidates including Delegate Luke Torian.
- Firefighters Union PAC Transfers Nearly $10,000 to Local Affiliate in Fairfax
Fire Fighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC Virginia Non-Federal transferred $9,961.72 to FIREPAC Local 2068 on July 1, 2026. The recipient, located at 10500 Sager Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, is the political action committee affiliated with IAFF Local Union 2068, representing Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters, Paramedics and 911 Dispatchers.
- Labor Union PAC Donates $25,000 to Virginia Delegate Candidate Sonia Vasquez Luna
The Mid-Atlantic Laborers’ Political Education Fund contributed $25,000 on June 27, 2026, to the campaign of Sonia Vasquez Luna, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Virginia House of Delegates District 20. The fund operates as the political arm of the Laborers’ International Union of North America Mid-Atlantic Region, which represents more than 40,000 union
- Virginia School Leaders Sound Alarm on Governor’s Collective Bargaining Push as Taxpayer Burden Looms
The bill, introduced in the Senate by Majority Leader Scott Surovell, seeks to dramatically expand collective bargaining rights to public sector employees, including teachers, police officers, and other government workers. Proponents claim it would address staff vacancies, turnover, and wage disparities by empowering unions to negotiate contracts.
- Bill to repeal Virginia’s Right-to-Work law
The Center Square – A new Virginia would repeal the Right-to-Work law. This is one of the major proposals submitted ahead of the General Assembly session in 2026.
- Teachers’ unions use lawfare to defend racism in schools
Democrats use lawfare to slow down the Education Department’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations.
- Loudoun School Board’s April Chandler Backs Raises, Unions, and Controversial Bathroom Policy
April Chandler, a Democratic-endorsed member of the Loudoun County School Board, has emerged as a key figure in recent votes that have stirred both support and backlash in Virginia’s third-largest school district.
- Will teachers cost Virginia Democrats in the 2025 Governor’s Race, A lesson from New Jersey
Teachers in New Jersey who disagree with the politics of their union are likely to revolt during the months before the 2025 state gubernatorial election.