Carpenters Union PAC Opposes Missouri Right-to-Work Law

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The CHIPP (Carpenters Help In the Political Process) Political Account, a political action committee affiliated with the St. Louis - Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council, opposed the expansion of right-to-work laws in Missouri in 2016. The council represents over 34 union locals across Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri and focuses on negotiating wages, benefits, and worker training.

Why it matters

The battle over right-to-work laws is an ongoing political issue, with business groups supporting them as a way to weaken unions, while unions argue they undermine worker protections and collective bargaining. The Carpenters Union's political action committee played a role in the 2018 Missouri referendum on the state's right-to-work law.

The details

In 2018, Missouri voters were asked to vote on a referendum (Proposition A) that would have upheld the state's right-to-work law passed the previous year. The CHIPP Political Account, affiliated with the Carpenters Regional Council, campaigned against the right-to-work law, arguing it was a "deceptive and ill-conceived crusade" by "corporate special interests." The referendum ultimately failed, overturning the right-to-work law.

• In 2016, CHIPP Political Account opposed the expansion of right-to-work laws in Missouri.
• In August 2018, Missouri voters rejected Proposition A, which would have upheld the state's right-to-work law.