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

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc AMERICAN FEDERATION ) Opinion issued October 4, 2022 OF STATE, COUNTY AND ) MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, ) AFL-CIO, COUNCIL 61, et al., ) ) Respondents, ) ) v. ) No. SC99179 ) STATE OF MISSOURI, et al., ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY The Honorable Jon Edward Beetem, Judge The State of Missouri and various executive departments and agencies (collectively, the “State”) appeal a judgment entered by the circuit court in favor of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 61; Communications Workers of…