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Virginia rejects right-to-work constitutional amendment

By Sean Higgins
Published November 9, 2016 4:42am ET
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Virginia rejects right-to-work constitutional amendment
The measure would have made the state's anti-union right-to-work law a part of the state constitution. (Dean Hoffmeyer /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) | Dean Hoffmeyer

Virginia voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to make the state’s right-to-work law a part of the state constitution.

With 93 percent of precincts reporting in, voters opposed the anti-labor union amendment 47-53 percent.

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