Opponents heavily outspent supporters of a so-called right-to-work law that was overwhelmingly rejected by Missouri voters in the August primary elections.
Unions representing teachers and other public employees sued on Monday to try to block a new Missouri law that they claim imposes “a raft of harsh restrictions” that “effectively eviscerates” their right to organize and bargain on behalf of employees.
The steady march of new “right-to-work” laws in Republican-led states hit a wall in Missouri, where voters resoundingly rejected a measure that could have weakened union finances after national and local labor groups poured millions of dollars into the campaign against it.
Gov. Jay Nixon today issued the following statement regarding the Missouri General Assembly’s action to sustain his veto of House Bill 116, which would have made Missouri the 26th so-called “right-to-work” state in the U.S. The vote was 96-63 with 1 present, 13 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure that would make Missouri the 26th right-to-work state will soon be up for a veto. Governor Jay Nixon is set to take action on the bill Thursday alongside United Auto Workers members near Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans have used their large majorities to send a "right-to-work" measure to Democratic Governor Jay Nixon but appear to lack the supermajority support to override an expected veto. The Missouri House gave final approval yesterday to a bill that would prohibit workplace contracts that require union fees to be collected from nonmembers...