Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Rule Out Bringing Right-to-Work to Ohio
June 26, 2026
Columbus, Ohio- In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Vivek Ramaswamy refused to rule out bringing so-called right-to-work laws to Ohio. Instead, Ramaswamy launched into the same meaningless word salad and left Ohioans more convinced than ever he wouldn’t protect their jobs, stand up for Ohio’s workers, or lower costs.
Right-to-work policies weaken organized labor unions and leave workers without the protections they rely on. While costs go up, workers end up getting paid less. Ohioans overwhelmingly rejected right-to-work at the polls, putting Ramaswamy at odds with voters on yet another issue.
“Vivek Ramaswamy’s refusal to rule out policies that would threaten Ohio’s good union jobs proves that, despite his desperate attempts to rebrand, he’s still the same billionaire who called our workers lazy, moved his business to Texas, and was scheduled to keynote a conference about outsourcing American jobs. Voters have already overwhelmingly rejected these policies, but Ramaswamy still wouldn’t. Ohio workers can’t trust Vivek Ramaswamy to protect their jobs or lower costs for their families,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.
Watch Ramaswamy’s Non-Answer Here:
Question: Ohio is not a right to work state […] Is that something you would push for or work for to try to get Ohio on board with that movement?
(Non) Answer: Look, I think there’s a composite effect because I’m not one of these people who will, you know, find one sort of solution to shoehorn everything into. Michigan became a right-to-work state, interestingly enough. But you don’t see businesses flocking to Michigan over Ohio because it’s a composite of factors, right? So the way I look at it, what’s important here in terms of moving the needle, and as a business leader, I believe prioritization matters. And I think you got to focus on what you’re going to get done versus what you’re not going to get done.
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