Missouri’s Labor Victory Won’t Reverse the Decline of Unions
“On Tuesday night, as it became clear that voters in Missouri had—by a two-to-one margin—rejected a state law meant to reduce unions’ power, the president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, declared, ‘The defeat of this poisonous anti-worker legislation is a victory for all workers across the country.’ He added, ‘Tonight is the latest act of working people changing a rigged system that for decades has been favoring corporations, the mega-wealthy, and the privileged few.’”