Missourian
Diamond Member
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an abandoned factory in Springfield and a business park in Poplar Bluff, Gov. Eric Greitens held ceremonial signing ceremonies celebrating the first bill of his tenure as governor, one that could arguably prove to be the most monumental of his entire term in office.
Sen. Dan Brown’s SB 19, the right-to-work bill, officially became law Monday, making Missouri the 28th state in the country to adopt such a policy. The official signing of the bill came at the Capitol in the governor’s office where nearly all of the pro-right-to-work Republican legislators flanked Greitens, most notably Brown and Rep. Holly Rehder, the House handler of Brown’s bill.
Greitens signs right-to-work bill into law, marking turning point for Missouri organized labor - The Missouri Times
Sen. Dan Brown’s SB 19, the right-to-work bill, officially became law Monday, making Missouri the 28th state in the country to adopt such a policy. The official signing of the bill came at the Capitol in the governor’s office where nearly all of the pro-right-to-work Republican legislators flanked Greitens, most notably Brown and Rep. Holly Rehder, the House handler of Brown’s bill.
Greitens signs right-to-work bill into law, marking turning point for Missouri organized labor - The Missouri Times
I'm not thrilled about this. I'm a pro-union Republican...but there wasn't much even pro-union Republicans could do to stop this law at this point. Pro-union Republicans managed to stave off Right-to-Work even against a veto-proof Republican majority in the Missouri Legislature.
September 16, 2015...
In the battle over the “right to work” bill, which received national attention, the Republican-dominated Missouri House voted 96-63 to override the veto of legislation that would have made it a misdemeanor for anyone to be required to become a union member or pay fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment.
That was 13 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override, with 20 Republicans joining with nearly every Democrat to oppose the measure. Because the House failed to override the veto, the Senate never got the chance to debate it.
Read more here: Missouri House fails to override governor’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ bill
In the battle over the “right to work” bill, which received national attention, the Republican-dominated Missouri House voted 96-63 to override the veto of legislation that would have made it a misdemeanor for anyone to be required to become a union member or pay fees to a labor organization as a condition of employment.
That was 13 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override, with 20 Republicans joining with nearly every Democrat to oppose the measure. Because the House failed to override the veto, the Senate never got the chance to debate it.
Read more here: Missouri House fails to override governor’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ bill
What can be done? I don't know. Maybe you, Republicans, Democrats and others, have some ideas on how to mend the rift between one set of blue collar workers and another.
Discuss...
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