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A vote years in the making: lawmakers have sent Governor Jay Nixon a so-called right to work measure |
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Wrap: Most of Missouri's neighbors are right-to-work states and are making gains economically and by population, according to bill sponsor Eric Burlison of Springfield.
He said Missouri needs to join its neighbors.
| Actuality: | BURRTW.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:13 |
| Description: "This important legislation will in no doubt encourage job growth, help unions become stronger for their members, and promote individual freedom for workers across our great state." | |
23 Republicans voted no, but the bill passed 92-66 and now heads to the governor.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony.
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Democrats insisted a measure often called right-to-work is actually the right-to-work for less during a House debate on the measure Tuesday. |
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| RunTime: | 0:26 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: The bill would bar unions from collecting fees or requiring union membership as a condition of employment.
But Democratic Representative Karla May of St. Louis said the bill is bad for Missouri.
| Actuality: | MAYRTW.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:08 |
| Description: "This is an attack on middle class America. That's all this is and it's been a Republican agenda since Ronald Reagan." | |
The House passed the bill 92-66 and it now heads to the governor.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Steven Anthony.