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Tom Barkin said the country needs to address that it’s adding jobs faster than workers.

Until a few years ago, Virginia was one of the few states in the country where collective bargaining was unavailable for teachers. Now, public school employees across Virginia are trying to get collective bargaining ordinances. And new research from the Commonwealth Institute says collective bargaining helps the student experience, staffing, retention and educator pay.

Virginia is ranked 10 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for the most expensive child care. That’s according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute.

The Virginia Interfaith Center released its latest findings in its report of what it's like working in the State of Virginia.

In the last 20 years, the wage gap for Hispanic workers in Virginia has increased. That's according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. It details how Hispanic workers were paid 72 cents on the dollar back in 2001, but only 68 cents on the dollar today.

Local public sector collective bargaining is slowly gathering steam across Virginia, with a majority of the most populous localities looking into developing agreements and in many cases signing off on

The decision on collective bargaining comes after negotiations among council, Mayor Levar Stoney’s office and workers’ unions.

Fans flock to sold-out Friday Cheers Friday Cheers returns in Richmond By A.J. Nwoko | May 7, 2021 at 11:30 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 11:32 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s the experience Richmonders have literally been waiting more than a year for - Friday Cheers is back. Friday’s storms couldn’t keep the live concert from making its triumphant return after a year-long hiatus. “We’re ready for some live music,” Georgia Farmer said. This is the first concert since the pandemic ca...