Missouri Right-to-Work Measure Fails in GOP-Controlled House

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sep 16, 2015, 5:34 PM ET

Lawmakers have rejected an effort to make Missouri the 26th right-to-work state.

The Republican-led House voted 96 to 63 for the right-to-work bill during a veto session Wednesday. The vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to overcome Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's veto.

The contested measure would have prohibited workplace contracts with mandatory union fees.

The Republican-controlled legislatures in Missouri's Midwestern neighbors of Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan have recently enacted similar policies with the help of GOP governors. Six of eight states bordering Missouri have the law.

The bill's failure is a national setback for the measure. Enacting it in a heartland state with a Democratic governor would have been a significant victory. But even with supermajorities in Missouri, Republican lawmakers couldn't muster enough support because of GOP division.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/missouri-work-measure-fails-gop-controlled-house-33811842

[Omaha Steve]

1. Thanks for posting

K&R!

[randys1]

2. GOP division, who in the GOP doesnt support destroying working people? I thought it was

a unanimous deal with them.

[msongs]

3. some good news! nt

[saturnsring]

4. Wow what a pleasant surprise

[wolfie001]

5. Great news for the workers of Missouri! nt

[Old Union Guy]

6. Broke their momentum.

Sometimes the news is good.

[The Last Dem.]

7. good

deal..stop at the pass.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Such good news. Missouri needed to see this. n/t

[LiberalArkie]

9. DAMN.

[turbinetree]

10. Yeah........................

this is great

[Major Hogwash]

11. That wasn't supposed to happen!!!

The GOP wants the rest of us to work for minimum wage!!!

[LiberalElite]

12. or maybe less...nt

[lastlib]

13. Woot! Woot!

(hopefully my letter to my (GOPher) Rep did a little good! (I doubt it, but hope springs eternal...... If nothing else it made me feel better!)

. . . . . .

[appalachiablue]

14. Terrific news, thanks! Good for Missouri!

[SmittynMo]

15. So much for the GOP's failure to destroy the middle class

GOP, family values? Are you friggin kidding me? They're out to destroy the middle class!!!!

Waa Waa Waa. They lost. And Missouri lives another day.

And they all sit back, scratching their heads, wondering why Trump is WINNING!!! They'll NEVER learn!!!!

[raccoon]

16. Great news! nt

[MatthewStLouis]

17. 58.9% for "Right to Work" is still scary.

Hopefully people will wake up before we reach the 66.7% tipping point.

(96 right to work / 163 total house members = 58.9%)