Richmond Times-Dispatch Op-Ed: Virginia must stand up to assaults on manufacturing workers
Manufacturing is essential to America’s economic security and prosperity. Manufacturing jobs generally pay more than those in other sectors, enabling families to enjoy a good quality of life and access to new economic opportunities.
Unfortunately, manufacturing, particularly in the energy sector, is under assault by strident activists and grandstanding politicians. If they are not stopped, the impacts of these attacks pose a real threat to Virginia’s ability to create manufacturing jobs.