WORKERS HOLDING SIGNS reading “Stop the War on Workers” gathered outside the Missouri Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City Aug. 18 as organizers with We Are Missouri turned in 163 boxes of petitions signed by 310,567 registered voters to repeal so-called “right-to-work” by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide.
About 5,000 union members and working Missourians turned out in mass for a “right-to-work” repeal rally at the State Capitol Aug. 18 that concluded with workers turning in 163 boxes of petitions signed by 310,567 registered voters demanding a chance to vote on the so-called “right-to-work (for less)” bill passed by the Missouri Legislature and signed by Gov. Eric Greitens.
Workers and union members marched from the Capitol to the Secretary of State’s office to turn in the petitions. The signatures must now be verified by local election authorities. Pending verification, a statewide vote on the anti-union, anti-worker law will be held in November 2018.
Here are some of the moving images from the rally and march. All photos by the Labor Tribune unless otherwise noted.
WORKERS LINED THE SIDEWALK leading to the Secretary of State’s office as 163 boxes of petitions containing 310,567 signatures to repeal “right-to-work” by placing in on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide were delivered. Their banners told the truth about phony “right-to-work” – it’s a lie, a rip-off and wrong for Missouri.
WORKERS LINED UP all around the Capitol Building in Jefferson City for a rally to repeal so-called “right-to-work” by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide.
LINING UP to get into the Missouri State Capitol Friday, workers proudly display their “We Are MO” t-shirts, signaling their solidarity with the campaign to repeal the anti-union, anti-worker “right-to-work” law by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide.
THOUSANDS OF union members and working Missourians crowded into the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City for a rally to announce the total number of signatures collected to repeal so-called “right-to-work” by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide. The awe inspiring turnout should send a message to Missouri legislators bent on lowering wages and robbing workers of their rights.
RTW LEADS MISSOURI Right to the Bottom;” “Let the People Decide!” These were some of the signs on display at the rally in the State Capitol in Jefferson City to repeal so-called “right-to-work” by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide.
WORKERS INSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL in Jefferson City chant “We. Are. MO! Right-to-work has got to go!” “Hey, Greitens, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!” as they wait for the start of a rally to repeal so-called “right-to-work” by placing it on the November 2018 ballot for voters to decide.
HERE THEY COME, all 163 boxes of signed petitions being delivered from two trucks via human chain by members of Operating Engineers Local 513 into the offices of the Missouri Secretary of State. After accepting the petitions, logging and counting them, officials will lock them in a secure space, copy all the petitions and send copies out to the local election authorities around the state to certify they are registered voters.
MMISSOURI UNION MEMBERS and working family volunteers collected 310,567 signatures to put a measure to repeal Missouri’s phony, so-called “right-to-work” (for less) law on the 2018 ballot, but we’re going to need help to turn back this destructive law. – Labor Tribune photo
MAKING IT OFFICIAL, Missouri AFL-CIO President Mike Louis signs documents prepared by the Secretary of State’s office that acknowledge they received 163 boxes filled with initiative petitions calling for a public vote next year on the phony “right-to-work (for less).” – Gary Otten/Painters District Council 58 photo
