Issue Position: Support Workers

Issue Position

Support Workers
Nobody working full-time in Virginia should be forced to live in poverty. As a longtime charity executive, I recognize that working people cannot survive on the current minimum wage, especially in this region. I strongly support legislation to raise the Virginia minimum wage to $15 an hour. Increasing the minimum wage will improve Virginia's economy and reward the hard work of our friends and neighbors in the district.
I also support repealing right-to-work in Virginia to make the Commonwealth a more worker-friendly state. Moreover, it is important to note that workers in "right-to-work" states earn far less than workers in states without "right-to-work" policies, are less likely to be provided with health insurance through their jobs, and are also more likely to be exposed to unsafe working conditions. A state that doesn't value its workers won't succeed for long. There comes a point where workers will pick up and move to where they are valued and treated with respect. It is the workforce that makes a strong business.

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