Missouri Collective Bargaining Amendment (2002)
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Missouri Amendment 2, also known as the Collective Bargaining Act, was on the November 7, 2002 election ballot in Missouri. It was defeated, with 48.8% of voters in favor.[1]
The measure was an initiative. It was one of two initiatives that appeared on the Missouri ballot in 2002; both failed.
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Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Shall Article XIII of the Missouri Constitution be amended to permit specified firefighters and ambulance personnel, and dispatchers of fire departments, fire districts, ambulance districts and ambulance departments and fire and emergency medical services dispatchers of dispatch agencies, to organize and bargain collectively in good faith with their employers through representatives of their own choosing and to enter into enforceable collective bargaining contracts with their employers concerning wages, hours, binding arbitration and all other terms and conditions of employment, except that nothing in this amendment shall grant to the aforementioned employees the right to strike?
The annual costs to paid fire departments and districts, ambulance departments and districts, and dispatch agencies to enter into collective bargaining contracts are approximately $251,000 to $3,145,000, depending upon the number of entities entering into such contracts.
Opposition
The initiative's major opposition came from the Missouri Municipal League, an association of cities in Missouir. This group argued that if the initiative passed, it would lead to higher pay for firefighters and "put local governments in a bind".[2]
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- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures ballot measure database
- ↑ St. Louis home rule, term limits, power plant all pass
