Missouri Overwhelmingly Rejects Right to Work (wages, controversial, companies, dictator)

[Floorist]

I think this is the third time we have voted this down. They never give up.

[jbtornado]

As long as they have Republicans in power in that state it will keep being a battle.. It be nice if many other right to work states realized how its literally just a setup for employers to get away with more things and hurt workers.

[Floorist]

Originally Posted by jbtornado

As long as they have Republicans in power in that state it will keep being a battle.. It be nice if many other right to work states realized how its literally just a setup for employers to get away with more things and hurt workers.

A study showed that Oklahoma lost thousands of jobs after it passed there. And the average family has $8700 less in income per year.

[Freak80]

The question now becomes: will the Koch brothers send thousands of border ruffians from their Kansas headquarters into Missouri to cast fraudulent votes in favor of wage slavery? Will Missouri ultimately become a wage-slave state or a free state?

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Freak80

The question now becomes: will the Koch brothers send thousands of border ruffians from their Kansas headquarters into Missouri to cast fraudulent votes in favor of wage slavery? Will Missouri ultimately become a wage-slave state or a free state?

Votes over man, MO's citizens have made their will known not sure what this civil war era future fantasy stuff is coming from but if you're going to go there at least have them riding on dragons and maybe add in some killer robots. That'd be pretty sweet.

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by Dbones

Forcing someone to join a union or pay dues even if they don't is extortion.

Can't they just quit and find another job then? It's the argument made by those who argue for letting corporations have their way with workers.

Kudos to Missouri. This country definitely needs private sector unions. (Public unions can sod off)

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Floorist

A study showed that Oklahoma lost thousands of jobs after it passed there. And the average family has $8700 less in income per year.

Both sides were putting out some pretty biased skeevy studies, just a word of warning not to co-sign on them unless you've really kicked the tires. You should have seen some of the whoppers the star was printing when they were looking at tort reform.

Votes over, congrats to MO on being able to decide what's right for MO.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

This country definitely needs private sector unions. (Public unions can sod off)

My general sentiments. I'm pro private union (most of my uncles were union) but have just seen too much abuse and corruption in the public unions to feel great about them.

[WaldoKitty]

Democrat Logic

• Say they are against Corporations hiring/firing their employees.

• So they vote to give Union bosses power to do this instead

Has to be seen to be believed.




(There's a reason that many people in that state pronounce it as "Misery")

[craigiri]

Right to work for less. Bottom line is it means more people on the government dole, less taxes paid and a population with less happiness, general welfare and prosperity.

This is a big thing for a "centrist" state like MO.

Of course, as is said above, the way our politics work is that those in the pockets of Big Business will keep bringing it up until an election day is a snowstorm or something and it passes. It's an unfair system in that sense.