As the Missouri state house of representatives holds public hearings today, Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis issued the following statement: “Five specific bills introduced today are not the right direction for Missouri’s working families and fail to meet the campaign promises of the winners of last fall’s election. Creating new jobs that provide a standard of wages and benefits allowing for all working families the dignity ...
As published in the Labor Tribune The national Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO is planning a series of events to educate Missouri members on Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s voting record on veterans’ affairs and his claims to support veterans – and by extension, working families – in his re-election bid. Blunt’s Democratic challenger Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, a former Army captain who ...
Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis issued the following statement regarding the passage by the Missouri House of Representatives of a flawed paycheck deception bill: “The sole purpose of paycheck deception legislation is to weaken unions and those who speak up for workers; to further skew the political balance of power in our state toward corporations and wealthy individuals and to ...
On November 13, Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem upheld the override of HB150 (Unemployment insurance bill) that the Missouri AFL-CIO’s law team is fighting in the courts. This bill is just one more attack on Missouri’s working families and ties Missouri with the lowest number of weeks of eligibility for unemployment in the country. The House voted to override Governor Nixon’s veto of this ...
Our economy has swung out of balance because corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests are manipulating the rules in their own favor. Meanwhile, we work longer and longer hours and still struggle to support our families. Now, these same special interests are attacking our freedom to join together in unions, which will make this out of balance economy even worse. This time, it’s through a group called the Center for ...
Statement of Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis on the Developments at the University of Missouri SAINT LOUIS (NOVEMBER 9, 2015) – Mike Louis, President of the Missouri AFL-CIO, issued the following statement regarding the resignation of University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe: “Organized labor is based on the premise of collective action, and we support all of the students who have come together to demonstrate the ...
MISSOURI AFL-CIO President Mike Louis made the following statement after the release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text: For years, this trade deal has been negotiated in secret; finally today the public will have a chance to see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Working people will be able to see for themselves if this deal benefits America’s working families over profit driven corporations. Despite suggestions from the faith ...