Issue Position: Workers' Rights

Issue Position

Strong unions gave America two days off in every week, instead of only one (or none). They are why our factories, dockyards, and offices are the least hazardous places to work in the world. I believe in the value and success of the American free market, with organized labor playing an indispensable role in making that market work. That's why I oppose government intrusions on the negotiations between employers and employees. Virginia's so-called "right to work" laws, that prohibit an employer from calling upon all employees to be members of a union, are an artificial and antiquated violation of the basic notion that capitalism works best without excessive regulation. If a business and its workers can come to terms on their own about membership in unions, then the state should leave those terms alone. In my view, any other policy contradicts the meaning of the word "free" in the phrase "free market."

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