Ballotpedia.org political website: on Jobs

Betsy Sweet: Supports $15 minimum wage and strong unions

Support the unions' right to thrive. Unions are an important safeguard for workers. As Governor, I will re-open the negotiations between workers and state government and not make employees have to choose between a strong union and a well-deserved raise. I also support responsible contracting for all state funds.

C. Wesley Morgan: Make Kentucky a Right to Work State

Eddie Melton: Support organized labor and good-paying jobs

Melton's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
• Every Resident Deserves Access to Good Paying Jobs
• As an integral part of a thriving economy, Eddie will continue to be an advocate for organized labor, as he deeply believes in its value as a product of a household where both his mother and step-father were active members of their local unions.

Eric Mansfield: Highly skilled work force drives sustained prosperity

Rocky De La Fuente: Create more jobs, and create higher paying jobs

Tom Steyer: Automatic deductions ok for political usage of union dues

Report on Steyer's stance and spending on ballot initiatives:
• California Proposition 32, the "Paycheck Protection" Initiative (2012)
• Steyer Opposed; Steyer spent $500,000; outcome: Defeated
• Proposition 32, the "Paycheck Protection" Initiative, was on the November 6, 2012 ballot in California as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated.
• If Proposition 32 had been approved, it would have:
• Banned corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates.
• Banned contributions by government contractors to the politicians who control contracts awarded to them.
• Banned automatic deductions by corporations, unions, and government of employees' wages to be used for politics.