Section 8 Public Bodies Must Meet,

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Confer, and Discuss With
Labor Organizations

Section 105.510, RSMo 1994, provides that public employees have the right to form and join labor organizations and to present proposals to any public body relative to salaries and other conditions of employment through the representative of their own choosing. Section 105.510 provides that no public employee can be discharged or discriminated against because of the exercise of this right, and no person or group of persons, directly or indirectly, by intimidation or coercion, can compel or attempt to compel any such employee to join or refrain from joining a labor organization.

The respective rights and responsibilities of the parties under the Public Sector Labor Law, §§ 105.500–105.530, RSMo 1994, were summarized by the Supreme Court in Curators, University of Missouri v. Public Service Employees Local No. 45, Columbia, 520 S.W.2d 54, 57 (Mo. banc 1975). The Court stated that:

The Law gives public employees the vehicle for petitioning their employer through a designated representative. When...