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hue

(4,949 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:29 PM Jun 2015

Missouri Gov. Nixon vetoes right-to-work legislation

Source: abcNEWS

Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a measure Thursday that would have made Missouri the 26th right-to-work state, and it's unclear whether proponents will be able to muster enough support in the Republican-led Legislature to override the veto.

The governor, a longtime opponent of the effort, traveled to the Kansas City area to announce the veto among local United Auto Workers union members near a Ford assembly plant. The bill would have barred workplace contracts that require all employees— even those who aren't union members — to pay union fees.

Most of the Missouri's eight neighboring states already have right-to-work laws; the only two that don't are Illinois and Kentucky. Republican legislators and governors in the Midwestern states Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin all enacted right-to-work laws in the past three years.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/missouri-gov-nixon-vetoes-work-legislation-31527689

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Missouri Gov. Nixon vetoes right-to-work legislation (Original Post) hue Jun 2015 OP
Good for him. jwirr Jun 2015 #1
Whoohoo!! lark Jun 2015 #2
Teaparty and Republican party hate the working people, problem is most of the rank randys1 Jun 2015 #3
+1000 Sherman A1 Jun 2015 #4
Thank you, Gov. Nixon!!! logosoco Jun 2015 #5
Why doesn't that commie bastard want to let us have the right to work!!!????!? Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #6
"Right To Work" is as Orwellian as "Clear Skies". Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #7
It has far right wing racist roots Major Nikon Jun 2015 #9
The South has typically been anti-union because whites and blacks are supposed to be "brothers". Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #11
This should be referenced everytime for what it really is ... aggiesal Jun 2015 #14
K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #8
Good. But many of his vetoes get overturned. PETRUS Jun 2015 #10
This is the guy who is often reviled on this website as a DINO: Freddie Stubbs Jun 2015 #12
Ferguson was not Gov. Nixon's finest moment, I agree. BlueEye Jun 2015 #13

randys1

(16,286 posts)
3. Teaparty and Republican party hate the working people, problem is most of the rank
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:47 PM
Jun 2015

and file teaparty are working people.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
5. Thank you, Gov. Nixon!!!
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:53 PM
Jun 2015

I hope the folks remember a democrat did this come voting time. Right to Work is a Rip Off is all over the place around here, but I suspect many of these folks don't vote dem. They still believe the old trickle down theory, I guess.

 

Elmer S. E. Dump

(5,751 posts)
6. Why doesn't that commie bastard want to let us have the right to work!!!????!?
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:59 PM
Jun 2015

I'm switching to the Batshit Party!

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
14. This should be referenced everytime for what it really is ...
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 04:05 PM
Jun 2015

"Right to work [Font color=RED size=6]for less"[/font]

Always say that!

BlueEye

(449 posts)
13. Ferguson was not Gov. Nixon's finest moment, I agree.
Thu Jun 4, 2015, 02:41 PM
Jun 2015

But credit where due. If he were not the governor right now, MO would have become the newest RTW state. And frankly, I can only imagine how bad the Ferguson response could have been if there were a cowboy GOP governor in office.

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