Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 295.030 (2026)

Governor to appoint state board of mediation

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  295.030.  Governor to appoint state board of mediation — members — qualifications — terms — vacancy. — 1.  Within thirty days after the effective date of this chapter the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint five competent persons to serve as a state board of mediation; two of whom shall be employers of labor, or selected from some association representing employers of labor, and two of whom shall be employees holding membership in some bona fide trade or labor union; the fifth shall be some person who is neither an employee nor an employer of labor and who shall be chairman of said state board of mediation.

  2.  Two members of said board shall be appointed for one year, two for two years, and one for three years, and all appointments thereafter shall be for three years or until their respective successors are appointed in the manner herein provided.

  3.  If a vacancy occurs in said board by death or otherwise, at any time, the governor shall appoint some competent person having the same qualifications as his predecessor to fill the unexpired term.

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(L. 1947 V. I p. 358 § 3)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1951–2023 · leading case: City of Cabool v. Missouri State Bd. of Mediation, 689 S.W.2d 51 (Mo. 1985).
City of Cabool v. Missouri State Bd. of Mediation, 689 S.W.2d 51 (Mo. 1985). · cites it 6× “Section 295.030, RSMo 1978, mandates that the Bord be comprised of two union members as well as two employers or employers'-association members, in addition to one who is neither an employee nor an employer.”
State Ex Rel. State Bd. of Mediation v. Pigg, 244 S.W.2d 75 (Mo. 1951). · cites it 2× “Section 295.030 provides for the appointment of a State Board of Mediation, the number of members, their qualifications and terms of office and the matter of vacancies.”
Rider v. Julian, 282 S.W.2d 484 (Mo. 1955). “Since the capacity in which he was serving was fully disclosed and acknowledged, it is not contended that he incurred any personal obligation or liability.”
Baer v. Civilian Pers. Div., 714 S.W.2d 536 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “525 to resolve employer-employee disputes including the appropriateness of bargaining units and majority representative status in the public work sector.”
City of Kirkwood v. Missouri State Bd. of Mediation, 478 S.W.2d 690 (Mo. Ct. App. 1972). “The City asserts that § 295.030 requires that five members of the Board be “ * * * present at hearings of said Board,” and complains because only three members sat in the instant hearing.”
Degraffenreid v. State Bd. of Mediation, 379 S.W.3d 171 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). “See § 295.030; Parkway School Disk v. Parkway Ass’n of Educ.”
St. Louis Police Officer's Ass'n v. St. Louis Cnty. (Mo. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “The SLPOA also noted in that letter that under the 1 The State Board of Mediation is a quasi-judicial board created by section 295.030 to oversee labor disputes arising between parties subject to Chapter 295 (which generally relates to “labor relations affecting public…”
Prof'l Fire Fighters of E. Missouri, Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 2665 v. City of Richmond Heights (Mo. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× ““The State Board of Mediation is a quasi-judicial board created by section 295.030 to oversee labor disputes arising between parties subject to Chapter 295 (which generally relates to ‘labor relations affecting public utilities’).”
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