{"id":37616,"date":"2015-02-11T10:51:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/voice-your-opposition-to-right-to-work-bills-in-mo\/"},"modified":"2015-02-11T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T15:51:44","slug":"voice-your-opposition-to-right-to-work-bills-in-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/voice-your-opposition-to-right-to-work-bills-in-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice your opposition to right to work bills in Mo.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25187\" style=\"margin: 4px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/missouri_map.jpg\" alt=\"missouri_map\" width=\"137\" height=\"127\" \/>Right to work legislation will be taken up Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Missouri House of Representatives, Transportation Division State Legislative Director Ken Menges reports.<br \/>\nMenges is asking SMART members in the state to contact their state representatives and ask them to vote against the legislation.<br \/>\n\u201cThese so called \u2018right to work\u2019 or \u2018workplace freedom\u2019 bills aren\u2019t what they seem,\u201d Menges said. \u201cThis type of legislation and other divisive laws will financially harm working class Missourians and make our workplaces less safe.\u201d<br \/>\nSMART members and their family members can contact their state representative by visiting the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.mo.gov\/legislatorlookup.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find My Legislator<\/a>\u201d webpage on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.mo.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri House of Representatives webpage<\/a>.<br \/>\nAfter entering their ZIP code, citizens can find the state representative. Click on the legislator\u2019s name to reach his or her contact page containing the legislator\u2019s office telephone number and Email address.<br \/>\nLet you representative or his or her staff know that you are \u201cstrongly opposed\u201d to House Bill 582 and HCS House Bill 116.<br \/>\nToday\u2019s legislative session begins at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right to work legislation will be taken up Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Missouri House of Representatives, Transportation Division State Legislative Director Ken Menges reports. 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