“We appreciate the fact that the unions have been kept out, but we would rather have a governor who isn’t picking winners and losers,” she said.
Gossett, the manufacturers’ alliance president, said most residents understand the benefits of South Carolina’s strategy. They recognize that unions or a higher minimum wage won’t help them as much as the high-paying jobs the state has managed to bring in, he said.
“Those are just artificial things that politicians talk about,” Gossett said.