All six Democratic candidates for LG support repealing right-to-work law

All six Democratic candidates for LG support repealing right-to-work law

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor, has not publicly said whether she supports repealing the law. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the GOP nominee for governor, says she would protect it.

Dem Lt. Gov. candidates all in support of repealing law

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Democrats in race for lieutenant governor support repealing right to work law

by Brandon Jarvis ROANOKE, Va. — All of the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, except for Alex Bastani, who did not attend, voiced support Wednesday night for repealing Virginia’s decades-old right-to-work law. Under current state law, employees cannot be required to join or pay dues to a labor union as a condition of employment — a statute critics say weakens organized labor and suppresses wages. During the candidate forum, contende…