Workers with disabilities who are employed by the local contract-labor organization, Didlake, Inc., went on strike recently. They are custodians at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington. Some of the workers earn less than $13 an hour; none earn as much as $15 an hour. They endure dif ...
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Governor Terry McAuliffe Joins Congressman Adam Schiff to Flip Seats Blue in Arlington and Beyond
Arlington, VA – July 31, 2018 — The Arlington County Democratic Committee (Arlington Democrats) are delighted to welcome former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to the Annual Labor Day Chili Cook-Off. Governor McAuliffe will join Congressman Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the Trump-Russia ...
De Ferranti working county neighborhoods for votes
Matt de Ferranti, our nominee for the County Board, is knocking on hundreds of doors each week, not to mention attending events and public meetings when he’s not pounding the pavement. He’s also been given lemonade and heard all about pickle ball. Neither rain nor stifling humidity has kept h ...
Dems for Congress outraise GOP now, but are still behind
Democrats in three of the four most contested House races in Virginia outraised their GOP opponents by substantial amounts in the second quarter, but all but one of those Dems are well behind in cash-on-hand. That fact is largely because the Dems had to spend much of the money they raised on primar ...
No home here for hate — or complacency
Report from Chair Jill Caiazzo Neither Hate -- Nor Complacency -- Has a Home in Arlington This past month, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) targeted Arlington for its recruitment efforts. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. In late July, the KKK, acting through an organization known as the “Loyal W ...
Saturday breakfast to mark Obama’s 57th b’day
Our August program will shift from the second Saturday to the first Saturday, August 4, to celebrate President Obama’s 57th birthday. We are reuniting the original 2008 founders of Arlingtonians for Obama: Pat Hamon, Kevin Vincent, Kip Malinosky and Richard McKee. Please wear your favorite Bar ...
Next Monthly Meeting: All Dems Invited
The meeting this month will, not surprisingly, be geared to the fall campaign. The program will be about how to get involved, with 10 tables set up around the room and staffed by those running various volunteer activities, so you can see what efforts are most in line with your interests and skills ...
Gold Card now offers four events
The fall Gold Card social event schedule, which has included three events for decades, has been expanded this year to four events. A new joint event with the Arlington Young Democrats has been added to the fall schedule, which has always been dedicated to adding parties to the party. Being a Dem ...
Donkey Ears
Listening to the doings of Arlington’s Dems as overheard by Dan Steen and Mädi Green Turn around: Nora LeValley, who came home to Arlington earlier this summer as the state Coordinated Campaign field organizer for South Arlington, has had to leave the campaign. A replacement is expected m ...
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