MO HB238

Requires labor organizations representing public employees to file detailed annual financial reports with the Department of Labor, including expenditures on political activities, lobbying, litigation, and contributions to candidates and PACs, with reports made publicly available online

Mandates secret ballot elections for union certification (requiring over 50% of all employees in the bargaining unit to vote yes), prohibits voluntary recognition by public bodies, and requires biennial recertification elections conducted by telephone or online

Prohibits supervisory employees from being in the same bargaining unit as employees they supervise, and bars the same labor organization from representing both groups

Limits labor agreement terms to two years maximum, expressly prohibits strikes and picketing, and reserves management rights to hire, fire, discipline, direct, and schedule employees; gives public bodies authority to unilaterally modify economic terms during budget shortfalls after 30 days of bargaining

Establishes that labor agreement meetings are public meetings under Missouri's Sunshine Law, imposes penalties up to $10,000 and one year imprisonment for false statements in required reports, and assesses election fees ranging from $200 to $2,000 based on bargaining unit size