Missouri voters shot down a legislative proposal that would have significantly suppressed union power on Tuesday. The proposal would have barred private-sector unions from collecting mandatory fair-share dues to cover bargaining expenses, similar to what the Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME did for public sector unions. A number of states have passed right-to-work laws, but Missouri voters had a rare opportunity to weigh in directly on the matter, and rejected the proposal by a 2-1 margin. The bill was introduced by former Governor Eric Greitens, although he left office amid a scandal before his bill was approved by the legislature in early 2017.
See "Missouri Voters Reject Anti-Union Law in a Victory for Labor", Noam Scheiber, New York Times, August 8, 2018