GOVERNANCE
OPPOSE – CALL TO ACTION
OPPOSE: SB917 – Collective Bargaining by Public Employees
STATUS: This bill will be voted on in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee TODAY, 1/24, 30 minutes after adjournment in Senate Room A, Room 305.
This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for public employee collective bargaining, creating a Public Employee Relations Board to oversee negotiations while maintaining critical limitations on government employee strikes.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: SB964 – Home Care Provider Collective Bargaining
STATUS: This bill will be voted on in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee TODAY, 1/24, 30 minutes after adjournment in Senate Room A, Room 305.
This bill creates the Virginia Home Care Authority to oversee home care services and allows individual home care providers to unionize and collectively bargain. The bill only takes effect if Virginia enacts broader public employee collective bargaining legislation.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Contact these Senators as soon as possible and ask them to VOTE NO on SB917 and SB964!
| Commerce and Labor Committee | District | Phone | |
| Chair: Senator R. Creigh Deeds (D) | 11 | (804) 698-7511 | senatordeeds@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Lamont Bagby (D) | 14 | (804) 698-7514 | senatorbagby@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Bill DeSteph (R) | 20 | (804) 698-7520 | senatordesteph@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Adam P. Ebbin (D) | 39 | (804) 698-7539 | senatorebbin@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Mamie E. Locke (D) | 23 | (804) 698-7523 | senatorlocke@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator L. Louise Lucas (D) | 18 | (804) 698-7518 | senatorlucas@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Ryan T. McDougle (R) | 26 | (804) 698-7526 | senatormcdougle@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator David W. Marsden (D) | 35 | (804) 698-7535 | senatormarsden@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Jeremy S. McPike (D) | 29 | (804) 698-7529 | senatormcpike@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Mark D. Obenshain (R) | 2 | (804) 698-7502 | senatorobenshain@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Mark J. Peake (R) | 8 | (804) 698-7508 | senatorpeake@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Bryce E. Reeves (R) | 28 | (804) 698-7528 | senatorreeves@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Aaron R. Rouse (D) | 22 | (804) 698-7522 | senatorrouse@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator William M. Stanley, Jr. (R) | 7 | (804) 698-7507 | senatorstanley@senate.virginia.gov |
| Senator Scott A. Surovell (D) | 34 | (804) 698-7534 | senatorsurovell@senate.virginia.gov |
GOVERNANCE
BILL UPDATES
OPPOSE
OPPOSE: HB2089 – Home Care Provider Collective Bargaining
STATUS: This bill was on the agenda of House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #2 yesterday, 1/23, but was passed by for the day. The vote for this bill has been rescheduled for a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday next week.
This bill creates the Virginia Home Care Authority to oversee home care services and allows individual home care providers to unionize and collectively bargain. The bill only takes effect if Virginia enacts broader public employee collective bargaining legislation.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
OPPOSE: HB2495 – Firefighter and EMS Collective Bargaining
STATUS: This bill was on the agenda of House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #2 yesterday, 1/23, but was passed by for the day. The vote for this bill has been rescheduled for a subcommittee meeting on Tuesday next week.
This bill authorizes collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services providers in Virginia. The legislation creates a Fire Service Cooperation Board to oversee labor relations, establishes procedures for union elections and dispute resolution, and provides binding arbitration for unresolved contract negotiations. Effective January 1, 2026.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE