Mo. Unlikely to Follow Michigan Lead on Union Law
Source: AP
Missouri House Republican Speaker Tim Jones, of Eureka, says passing a similar law would require strong leadership from the governor and the support of the business community. Republican Senate leader Tom Dempsey, of St. Charles, says numerous senators support a right-to-work law but not enough to overcome a veto.
Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon previously has called the idea a backward step.
Jones says Missouri lawmakers still could pursue measures dealing with the prevailing wage governmental entities must pay for construction projects and paycheck deductions
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Bozita
(26,955 posts)My congrats to the voters of MO who found the time to elect a Dem governor.
Michigan should now formally change its name to MICHISSIPPI!
pstokely
(10,530 posts)Most states have them during the off years when Dems are more likely to stay home
ReRe
(10,597 posts).... Gov Nixon would veto it too. They can't do anything, unless Nixon let's them.
pstokely
(10,530 posts)And they same the same thing in MI
I stand corrected. I'll now go back to chewing my nails to the quick.
Just kidding.
Overseas
(12,121 posts)Before too many people wake up and smell the union power they have been trying to squash for decades now.
The Koch Brothers' ALEC-bots / ALEC-boughts.