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The Republican Standard
- October 12, 2021
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McAuliffe Will Repeal Right-to-Work

Political outsider, successful business leader and Republican nominee for governor Glenn Youngkin’s campaign spokeswoman Macaulay Porter released the following statement in response to Terry McAuliffe’s latest statements about Virginia’s cherished Right-to-Work law. “After apparently emerging from a smoke-filled backroom, Terry McAuliffe acquired an endorsement from a Richmond-based lobbying group after lying about his intent to […]

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The Republican Standard
- April 10, 2019
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SCOTUS Ruling On Right-To-Work Shows Nearly All Workers Choose Not To Unionize

The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME shows that right-to-work laws are not inherently union busting, but create an atmosphere wherein a union does not have to exist when workers are given freedom of choice. 

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The Republican Standard
- January 16, 2019
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Giant Grocery Stores Roll out Robot Assistants as Va. Lawmakers Debate Right to Work, Minimum Wage Hike

Giant Food is introducing labor-saving robots to all 172 grocery stores, as Virginia lawmakers consider bills repealing the state’s Right to Work law and doubling the minimum wage. Should lawmakers raise labor costs, more stores could invest further in automation and artificial intelligence.

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The Republican Standard
- January 4, 2019
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Democratic Lawmaker Touts Threat of Teachers Going on Strike

Union-friendly “Democratic socialist” Lee Carter said he hopes the threat of unions closing down schools will lead to more spending. Carter, who also introduced a bill repealing Virginia’s Right to Work law, authored legislation allowing government employees to strike and walk off the job.

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The Republican Standard
- December 30, 2018
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Lawmaker Files Bill to Repeal Virginia’s Right to Work Law

Legislators will vote on repealing Right to Work during the 2019 session, beginning next month. Carter’s bill is one of several union-friendly measures lawmakers will consider.

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The Republican Standard
- December 29, 2018
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Repeal of Va. Right to Work Law Threatens Pay of Seasonal Workers

A seasonal worker’s $500 paycheck was reduced to $14.52 after mandatory union dues deductions in a non-Right to Work state. Seasonal employees in Virginia would face the same predicament, if Democrats succeed in repealing Virginia’s Right to Work law.

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The Republican Standard
- December 27, 2018
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Va. Government Employees on Strike? Socialist Lawmaker Says OK

Carter’s bill allows government employees to strike and walk off the job. Previously, he called for repealing Virginia’s Right to Work law, in place since 1947.

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The Republican Standard
- December 17, 2018
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Freshmen Democrats Suggest Repealing Va. Right to Work Law

Calls from freshmen Democrats Cheryl Turpin and Lee Carter signal a growing reversal from seventy years of bipartisan consensus on Virginia’s Right to Work law.

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The Republican Standard
- July 21, 2017
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Ralph Northam Is Pro-Robot

Guess who supports a $15/hr living wage?

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Shaun Kenney is the Senior Editor for The Republican Standard. ...