Democrats in Virginia aren't wasting time with their first statehouse majority in 26 years-by repealing the state's 70-year-old right-to-work law that has helped the commonwealth thrive.
Twenty-seven states including Virginia have right-to-work laws that give workers a choice of whether to belong to a union.
Right to work has also made Northern Virginia more attractive to businesses compared to Maryland's Washington, D.C., suburbs.
Only 4% of Virginia workers belong to unions compared to 11.3% in Maryland.
The share of construction workers who are unionized is five times higher in Maryland than Virginia.
The Supreme Court's Janus decision forbids governments from requiring public workers to pay such union fees but said nothing about private workers.
Under the Virginia bill, workers could be required to subsidize unions regardless of whether they join.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-may-kill-right-to-work-11580255508
Twenty-seven states including Virginia have right-to-work laws that give workers a choice of whether to belong to a union.
Right to work has also made Northern Virginia more attractive to businesses compared to Maryland's Washington, D.C., suburbs.
Only 4% of Virginia workers belong to unions compared to 11.3% in Maryland.
The share of construction workers who are unionized is five times higher in Maryland than Virginia.
The Supreme Court's Janus decision forbids governments from requiring public workers to pay such union fees but said nothing about private workers.
Under the Virginia bill, workers could be required to subsidize unions regardless of whether they join.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-may-kill-right-to-work-11580255508
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