Tim Jones: We didn't pass right-to-work today, but it's a victory

Speaker of the House Tim Jones' pet anti-union bill, so-called right to work legislation, failed to get the necessary 82 votes to pass it, but since it is still alive, Jones does what he does every time he loses- he declares victory.

The speaker issued the following statement:

“Today my colleagues in the Missouri House joined me in taking a groundbreaking step toward true worker freedom in Missouri.  This is an enormous victory for working Missourians as Freedom to Work legislation has now been approved in the Missouri House for the first time.  We know this is an important component, as it has been in so many of our bordering states, to our efforts to attract new employers and compete for new jobs that Missouri families need.”