LABOR DEFEATS MISSOURI’S PROP A – PRIVATE EMPLOYEES WILL PAY FAIR SHARE FEES
LABOR DEFEATS MISSOURI’S PROP A – PRIVATE EMPLOYEES WILL PAY FAIR SHARE FEES…
Missouri voters defeated Proposition A, a measure that will require employees in union positions who opt out of joining a union to pay their “fair share” fees. Labor supporters are viewing the win as an indication of Democratic strength going into the November midterms. In June, the Supreme Court struck down such fees for public-sector employees, achieving a longstanding goal of conservative groups and overruling a four-decade precedent.
Labor leaders argued that the rare opportunity for voters to weigh in directly on a so-called right-to-work measure — which several states have passed in recent years — revealed how little public support the policy has, at least once voters get beyond the anodyne branding.
Per the New York Times, The victory in Missouri aligns with other tentative signs of a labor revival. Among them are polls showing rising popular support for unions and an uptick in teachers’ unions after walkouts in several states during the past school year.