by MCDC | Oct 14, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Economy, Employment, Madison County, News, Virginia
In 1947 a bill became law that made Virginia a “right to work state.” This means anyone can go to work at a union company without being required to join the union. This is the law and no constitutional amendment is needed! Next month, voters in Virginia...
by MCDC | Jun 7, 2016 | Economy, Employment, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, Poverty
Today, a staggering one in three Americans—more than 105 million people—live in poverty or are teetering on the economic brink with incomes of less than twice the poverty line. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in...