Missouri Prison Guard Union Nearly Broke

(Farmington) The labor union representing Missouri prison guards could go out of business by the middle of the month.

The executive director of the Missouri Correctional Officers Association said the decision by Republican Governor Mike Parson’s administration to stop withholding dues from bimonthly paychecks has slowed worker contributions to a trickle.

The administration tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch it ended payroll deduction because the union’s contract had expired.