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Politics
5:50 pm
Wed March 27, 2013

Labor unions rally for collective bargaining rights

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A bill requiring voter ID at the polls caused heated debate at the Missouri House of Representatives Monday.

Labor union members from across Missouri descended on the State Capitol today, hoping to convince lawmakers to defeat bills they say are anti-worker.

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Business
8:08 am
Thu January 24, 2013

Union numbers drop, in Missouri, Illinois

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Originally published on Wed January 23, 2013 4:49 pm

The percentage of Missouri workers who are members of a union dropped to less than 9 percent in 2012, following two years of slight gains.

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on Monday. It showed that 51,000 fewer Missouri workers were in a union in 2012 than 2011. The state was part of a larger national trend, but that 2 percent drop was among the largest.

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