We enter the second session of the 95th General Assembly optimistic that we can work with the Missouri General Assembly on issues that affect all workers in the State of Missouri.
Our primary goals for this session are:
To defeat any efforts that would “opt out” the State of Missouri from any provision of Healthcare Reform, or passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in Washington D.C.
To defeat (HJR 51). This House Joint Resolution if passed would disallow a Federal Employee Free Choice Act provision of majority sign up, through a constitutional amendment.
Continue our efforts to securing collective bargaining rights for public employees.
Work with the state legislature and reasonable business allies to provide adequate and just workers’ compensation for our injured members and their families.
Assist the Governor’s office and the state legislature to insure unemployment benefits for laid off members and their families.
Demand that federal and state prevailing wage laws are enforced.
Put an end to the unjust tactic of worker misclassification.
Protect our local communities’ right to negotiate project labor agreements (PLA’s).
In addition, we are always on guard to oppose any proposed legislation that would seek to pass an open shop (Right to Work) law in our state or a paycheck deception law that would silence working families’ voices in the political process.
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