Does Missouri matter?

Post date: Aug 09, 2018 2:36:12 PM

Labor scored a big win in Missouri this past Tuesday when voters rejected a new attempt at union busting and defeated the legislature's attempt to pass another "Right to Work" law. As a comment to the NY Times noted: "The propaganda presented by naming these right to work laws is outrageous. They need to be called what they are, right to work for slave wages laws. Workers are nothing individually though the propaganda tries to make them appear that they will do better relying on their own individuality. Unions have never threatened this individuality, but have sought to bring higher wages and benefits to reinforce an individual's dignity. Unions are needed more than ever to protect society from the corporate and governmental efforts that would crush us all. Perhaps this Missouri vote is the first glimmer that some workers are waking up to the tactics of their bosses and fighting back."

I can only hope so. As we are about to begin a negotiations year for both SRP and Teacher units I am sure that our efforts will be stronger when we stick together.