Strome Business Minute With Dr. Jeff Tanner

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University and this is a Strome Business Minute. Up for discussion in the General Assembly is the right to work law, which allows workers in a unionized company to work without joining the union. Repeal of the law forces all workers in unionized companies to join and pay dues. According to George Mason professor Jeffrey Eisenach, a comparison of states with right to work to states without right to work indicates negative outcomes in states without right to work. Between 2001 and 2016, right to work states enjoyed lower unemployment, more than double job growth in the private sector, more than ten percent higher income growth, and significantly greater growth in per capita output and in manufacturing output. Further, companies are more likely to locate in right to work states. To learn more, visit odu.edu/business. This Strome Business Minute is presented by the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University.