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Missouri, New Hampshire could become right-to-work states

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers his State of the State address at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Greitens during the address on Tuesday outlined a policy plan he says will help grow jobs, including passing a right-to-work law barring mandatory union fees and paring back government regulations. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers his State of the State address at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Greitens during the address on Tuesday outlined a policy plan he says will help grow jobs, including passing a right-to-work law barring mandatory union fees and paring back government regulations. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

By Associated Press 4 min read

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Newly bolstered Republican majorities are moving quickly in several states to diminish the power of organized labor with new laws prohibiting mandatory union fees in workplaces.

So-called right-to-work laws could get votes Thursday in the Missouri House and the New Hampshire Senate, an early step toward eventual passage in two states where new Republican governors have pledged to sign the measures into law. The Missouri proposal won initial House approval Wednesday.

A similar law was enacted earlier this month by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Republican, after it sped through the newly elected GOP Legislature.

Here’s a look at what’s at stake in the right-to-work debate:

UNION BARGAINING