Sen. Walsh calls RTW government overreach and bureaucratic meddling

In his first State of the State Address, Missouri’s newly elected Republican Governor Eric Greitens laid out plans for an all-out assault on unions, calling for passage of so-called “right-to-work” legislation, doing away with Project Labor Agreements and repealing Missouri’s prevailing wage law.

Senate Democratic Leader Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors), a retired member of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1 and president of the Missouri State Building and Construction Trades Council, minced no words in her response.

“Right-to-work simply means forcing folks to-work for less: Less money. Less health coverage. And less opportunity for workers and their families,” Walsh said. “This legislation divides Missouri and distracts lawmakers from more important tasks like balancing the budget, funding our schools and ensuring safe communities across the state.”

Greitens campaigned on a pledge to sign “right-to-work” legislation into law and the anti-union legislation is proceeding through the Missouri House. The House is expected to debate it Wednesday (Jan. 18). The Senate is expected to take it up next week.

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