Republican law limiting labor powers defeated in Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Republican effort to enact new laws limiting
union power has hit a wall in Missouri.

A state right-to-work law against compulsory union fees was rejected by
Missouri voters Tuesday by a 2-to-1 margin. The referendum results effectively
vetoed a law that Missouri’s Republican governor signed in 2017 but was put on
hold after unions petitioned for a statewide vote.

Since 2012, five other once historically strong union states had adopted
right-to-work laws as Republicans gained strength in state capitols. That raised
the total to 27 states with such laws.

The Missouri referendum marked the first chance for voters to weigh in on
union powers since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June that public sector
employees cannot be compelled to pay fees to unions.

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