American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 61, et al. Missouri Cases

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and other unions sued the State of Missouri, challenging Senate Bill No. 1007, which designated most state employees as at-will, and the Personnel Advisory Board's (PAB) rules implementing it. The circuit court ruled in favor of the Unions, finding SB 1007 did not mandate at-will employment and the PAB rules were unauthorized. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed, holding that SB 1007 mandates at-will employment, does not violate constitutional collective bargaining or contract clauses, and many PAB rules exceeded statutory authority by restricting bargaining over terms consistent with at-will employment. The case was remanded for further proceedings.