(The following appeared on the St. Louis Today website on March 15, 2011.)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri GOP senators pitched a “right-to-work” bill, which would outlaw employment contracts that make union dues or fees a condition of employment. Pointing to surrounding states, they said that six of the eight have adopted right-to-work laws, and those six all boast lower unemployment rates than Missouri.
But after debating the bill for about three hours, with packed galleries of pro-union spectators looking on, the Senate shelved it without a vote. Whether it will ever reach a vote was unclear.
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