Missouri House reworks Senate union legislation

Missouri House reworks Senate union legislation

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indeed, opposition to even this revised "bill" is in the works

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"A Senate bill vehemently opposed by the state's labor unions was overhauled by a Missouri House committee Tuesday, completely replacing it with another piece of legislation.

The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, would have prohibited public employee unions from withholding fees from paychecks. It passed the Senate earlier this month on a 26-8 vote.

Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, completely replaced the language in Crowell’s bill, which now would only require labor unions to receive written permission every year from members to use individual dues for political purposes.

“I spoke with Sen. Crowell last week, and he was fine with me handling this bill,” Schoeller said in an interview following Tuesday’s committee hearing. “The new bill reflects what the House is comfortable moving forward with.”

The bill now goes to the House Rules Committee.

Union leaders said they were pleased the committee had replaced Crowell’s language, but they still opposed the new bill.