Call to urge the defeat of Mississippi SB 2849
The Boilermakers union is calling on all Boilermakers, especially those who live or work in Mississippi, to help defeat an anti-union bill. In its current iteration, Mississippi SB 2849 would deny funding to businesses that voluntarily recognize unions.
Known as the "anti-voluntary recognition bill," SB 2849 is now in a joint conference committee. S.B. 2849 would ban any businesses receiving state funding from voluntarily recognizing a union that has demonstrated majority support in their workplace.
A union contract with good wages and quality benefits provides families in Mississippi with a pathway to the middle class, but lawmakers are trying to make it more difficult for working people to achieve this. This legislation strips workers of essential freedoms, takes away the rights of Mississippi business owners to make their own workforce decisions, and violates federal labor law.
To ensure that harmful labor provisions are not passed in the state, the Mississippi State AFL-CIO urges union members and allies to contact conference committee members immediately and urge them to defeat the bill entirely or to support a House-amended version. The Senate initially passed SB 2849 with language that barred companies receiving state funds from agreeing to neutrality or card check with labor unions, but the House removed this language. The Senate rejected those changes, and now a six-member conference committee will decide the bill’s final version.
Take a moment to call the following legislators ask them to vote to defeat SB 2849 in committee or keep the House-amended version:
Senate Conferees:
Sen. Robin Robinson (Forrest) – (601) 359-2220
Sen. Brice Wiggins (Pascagoula) – (601) 359-3237
Sen. Chris Johnson (Forrest) – (601) 359-2220
House Conferees:
Rep. Lee Yancey (Rankin) – (601) 359-4000
Rep. Billy Calvert (Meridian) – (601) 490-0652
Rep. Trey Lamar (Lafayette) – (601) 359-3343
Please share this message especially with your contacts who live or work in Mississippi.
