INTERVIEW – MARK MIX – President of National Right to Work Committee and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
- Socialist Manassas-Area Delegate Wants to Repeal Right-to-Work Law. Virginia is among 27 right-to-work states — a fact that business leaders often point to with pride. The General Assembly’s self-described socialist member is sponsoring legislation to repeal the state’s right-to-work law, which says employees can’t be forced to join a labor union. Del. Lee Carter, a democratic socialist inspired by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, has filed House Bill 1806, which could force workers in Virginia to become union members and pay union dues as a condition of their employment. Virginia is among 27 right-to-work states — a fact that business leaders often point to with pride. Carter’s bill aims to change that. “Repealing it is bigger than just the actual technical changes that it would make,” said Thomas McIntire, Carter’s legislative aide. “It sends a signal to workers in Virginia saying that your voice matters.” In right-to-work states, a workplace where employees are represented by a union is considered an “open shop”
