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West Virginia AFL-CIO leaders, West Virginia union members and friends will rally outside the Charleston and Martinsburg offices of Senator Shelley Moore Capito on Thursday, July 22, beginning at 11:30 am, to urge Senator Capito to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
During the rally, labor leaders will briefly discuss how the PRO Act, a labor rights bill, will reform inadequate labor laws and empower workers to exercise their freedom to organize and bargain. West Virginia workers will call upon Senator Capito to join Senator Joe Manchin and co-sponsor the PRO Act, legislation essential to making America’s economy work for working people.
At the same time, the Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council will rally outside of Senator Capito’s Martinsburg office.
WHAT: Rally outside the offices of Senator Shelley Moore Capito
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 22
WHERE: 500 Virginia Street East, Charleston; 300 Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg
"When working men and women stand united across our valleys and hollows, there is no legislative hurdle we cannot overcome and no picket line we cannot hold."
Josh Sword
President, West Virginia AFL-CIO
