In a recent opinion piece in The Roanoke Times, Chairman of Medical Facilities of America Heywood Fralin argued against efforts to repeal or amend Virginia’s right-to-work statute. Fralin describes the importance of the law to Virginia’s economy and workforce.

An editor’s note in the piece explains, “In a nutshell, the right-to work law says employees in unionized workplaces are not required to join the union, and the union is banned from negotiating contracts which require all members who benefit from the union contract to contribute to the costs of union representation.” Virginia enacted its right-to-work law in 1947. 

Fralin wrote, “I am confident that all our legislators want what’s best for Virginia and Virginians, but it’s important for all to understand the repeal of the right-to-work laws would negatively affect everyone.”

Read the full opinion: Fralin: Virginia’s right-to-work law should not be repealed or amended (roanoke.com, January 9, 2020)