Missouri House passes, but may have killed, 'right to work,' as Diehl apologizes in sexting scandal

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Amid a sex-text scandal engulfing the House speaker, the Missouri House voted Wednesday to approve an anti-union bill that would make Missouri the nation's 26th "right-to-work" state.

But the 92-66 vote was well shy the 109 needed to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s promised veto, prompting even some Republican lawmakers to blast their leadership for pressing for the controversial matter during the session’s final week.

“This symbolic gesture has killed all of our bills,’’ said state Rep. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington. “Does this make any sense?”

“Right to work” would bar employers and unions from requiring all workers to pay dues if a majority have voted to join a union. Such an arrangement is called a “closed shop.”

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-house-passes-may-have-killed-right-work-diehl-apologizes-sexting-scandal

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