Missouri GOP hegemony has consequences for the status quo in Kansas City and threatens to shift the balance of power in such a way that still doesn't benefit neighborhoods or the working poor.
Checkit:
KC Biz Journal: As Trump takes aim at unions, labor's clout sags in Missouri
Money line . . .
"Missouri's concentration of union membership dropped 2.7 percentage points between 2005 and 2015, and now sits at 8.8 percent. But the decline of union membership in the state could increase in the near future, as Republicans have made passage of "right to work" legislation a priority now that the party controls the House, Senate and governor's office. Right to work laws forbid union contracts that require workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment."
This controversial move makes Conservatives in the Kansas City area given that there are quite a few pro-Union/Trump/GOP voters . . . But the reality is that hard-line Republicans have threatened to push forward measures like Right-to-work that would devastate local unions and undermine their ability to maintain very much political influence in KCMO given a serious threat to their funds.
Smarter people than TKC understand that "Nature abhors a vacuum" and the consequence of union decline in Kansas City dictates even more power for groups like the Greater Kansas City Chamber of commerce and all of the consultants, lawyers and money hungry firms which comprise their membership. Locals should be afraid because their goals are bigger than fat pensions and jobs for their pals . . . This crew demands big ticket projects that will keep their industries afloat and loosen any local government financial restrictions. Mayor Sly has been the strongest advocate for this greedy vision for the last few years but his opposition has been funded in large part by organized labor interests . . . Now that unions are on the ropes in Missouri . . . Look for less challenges to the ongoing Kansas City big ticket agenda.
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