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If your job is covered by a labor union contract in Missouri, you can be forced to pay for union representation.
Does that scare off new employers worried about strong unions? Or does it boost the economy by promoting good wages and benefits?
Those questions will be debated in the Legislature next year as the contentious "right to work" issue makes a comeback after more than three decades of dormancy.
Fresh from this month's huge election victories, Republican leaders plan to push a right-to-work law as part of their pro-jobs agenda in the legislative session that begins Jan. 5. The package also will include business tax cuts and regulatory changes.
Unions adamantly oppose right-to-work laws, which bar labor agreements that require workers to pay for union representation. Many businesses, however, say they can operate more efficiently when unions are less entrenched. . Click Here for more info.
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