American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio, Council 61 v. State of Missouri

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri held that SB 1007 mandates at-will employment for non-merit state employees and limits collective bargaining only as to terms that would alter indefinite employment or the State's ability to terminate without cause. It rejected constitutional challenges under the Missouri Constitution's collective-bargaining and contract provisions because the statute still permits good-faith bargaining over consistent terms and the collective bargaining agreements contain savings clauses addressing changes in law. The Court reversed the circuit court's judgment and remanded because several Personnel Advisory Board rules improperly prohibited bargaining over terms that were consistent with at-will employment.