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Winsome Earle-Sears: “We're going to keep the right to work, which means you're…”

Featuring: Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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Who will be the Next Governor of Virginia? The Winsome Sears interview.

Published | Video Starts at 29:44

And wait for it, Nick. There were 400 applications from 46 other states to land this company. And they decided Eli Lilly to build right here. And it's because We're going to keep the right to work, which means you're not going to be forced to join a union and you're not going to have to pay union dues. Every paycheck. And that's just drive up cost. The businesses would leave, they would go to other states that, you know, honor your right to work without being forced to join a union. (29:44–29:53)

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Asserts that Virginia will maintain its right-to-work laws, preventing mandatory union membership and dues.

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