8 Right to keep trying.

• Position: 4th attempt fails to pass right-to-work legislation in Missouri - Stateline - Brief article

Missouri lawmakers felt 13 votes short of the supermajority needed to override a veto by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) of right-to work legislation banning compulsory union membership and involuntary donations to labor unions as a condition of employment. According to the Heartland Institute, this is the fourth attempt by the bill's sponsor, Representative Eric Burleson (R), to preserve workers' freedom of association. "If an...