Jeff Schapiro: Why Wisconsin Can’t Happen Here

Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch explains why Wisconsin can’t happen here.  Virginia is a right to work state.  This status has only been reinforced through the years as this mini history lesson tells us.

 

Many of us are comfortable with Virginia being a right to work state.  Does that mean that that there is no collective bargaining with the private sector?  It is illegal for the public sector to have collective bargaining.  Would that make salaries higher if that trend were reversed?