Missouri
Right-To-Work Reversal |
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Missouri is no longer a Right-to-Work state.
Voters on Tuesday struck down a right-to-work law.
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On 28 August 2017 Missouri’s Right-to-Work law was schedule
to take effect.
But unions fought back and was able to delay the
implementation of the law until the statewide referendum
where the people would get to decide.
They eventually were able to gather enough signatures
to get a repeal petition on the ballot for the 2018 election
cycle.
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On 7 August 2018 the residents of the state of Missouri
voted 67% to 33% against keeping the law in place.
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Under the Right-to-Work law approved in February 2017
workers could not be compelled, as a condition of
employment, to join or to pay dues to a labor union.
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Twenty-seven states have laws permitting workers in
unionized settings to choose not to join and pay membership
fees.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics about 8.7% of
workers in Missouri are union members , compared to 10.7% of
workers nationally.
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The union represents 12,000 Missourians at factories
including Boeing, Harley-Davidson and Honeywell.
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See other
Right-To-Work States. |
Sources:
Senate Bill Number 19
Missouri Proposition A, Right to Work Referendum
(August 2018)
By
Wendy Stewart |