27 U.S. states have in place right-to-work laws. "Right-to-work laws" prohibit workplace unions from requiring all members who benefit from a union contract to pay union dues and representation costs even if workers choose not to join the union. 

On the map of Midwest "right-to-work" states, #Missouri is encompassed by neighboring states that utilize Right-to-work laws. In 2017, the Missouri Legislature passed a Right-to-work law that would ban mandatory union fees in the workplace. The following year, Missouri voters overwhelmingly shot down the law. Missouri is no longer a right-to-work state. In a referendum, 67.5% of voters opposed the law. 

Missouri is an at-will state, meaning you can be fired for any reason at any time. Although proving wrongful termination isn't always easy, an employer can only fire an employee for legal reasons.

While the Missouri law passed in 2017, labor groups successfully petitioned to put the law to a state-wide vote and garnered around 300,000 signatures--twice the number they needed. They ultimately surpassed proponents of the law by almost five to one in the campaign to overturn it. And thus, Missouri has become the first state to overturn the right-to-work law by a #referendum.

The question for debate is: Should Missouri be a Right-to-Work state?