Tag: Missouri legislature
Missouri House Republicans officially pass prevailing wage repeal
Set stage for low-wage out-of-state companies to take Missouri jobs
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – The Republican-majority Missouri Legislature can’t dismantle unions and trample on...
Union sisters visit Missouri Capitol to lobby for working women, Labor
Jefferson City – A group of about 80 union sisters and a few union brothers descended on the Missouri Capitol March 8 to rally...
Study finds Indiana prevailing wage repeal reduced worker pay, didn’t save...
Missouri lawmakers should take heed
Indianapolis — As Republicans in the Missouri Legislature try yet again to repeal Missouri’s prevailing wage laws, a new study...
Progressive lawmakers seek to overturn Missouri’s shameful discrimination law
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – The effort to repeal legislation that made it harder to sue for workplace and housing discrimination in Missouri is...
Missouri Republicans attacking Prevailing Wage – again
Five bills in Senate, 11 in House
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – No fewer than 16 bills have been filed by Republicans in the Missouri...
55 worker-related bills pre-filed for Missouri legislative session that started last...
Most, like those targeting Prevailing Wage, seek to take away from workers
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – Fifty-five worker-related bills were pre-filed for the Missouri...
Conservative coalition asks for a special session on union recertification
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – Seeking to extend this legislative session’s attacks on unions into the summer, a coalition of conservative organizations wants top...
Bipartisan group of senators calls for investigation into MO Gov. Eric...
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
Jefferson City – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has waged a singular, corporate and dark money backed war against workers since taking office,...
Missouri Senate passes repeal of St. Louis minimum wage increase
Unions, workers’ rights groups urge Gov. Greitens to veto the legislation
By TIM ROWDEN
Editor
With only hours to go before the close of this year’s legislative...
Missouri House sends bigoted anti-worker bill to Greitens
SB 43 would make it harder for workers to win discrimination cases, destroy protections for whistleblowers
Jefferson City – The Missouri House has passed legislation making it...