TAKE ACTION NOW in this issue

Sign the petition to "Raise the Wage" in Kansas! 

SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue

Support your local teachers as they continue to fight for a fair contract, 9/10

Kansas City Jobs with Justice Start Up Committee Meeting, 10/1

MASW Annual Conference, 10/22-10/23

TAKE ACTION NOW

Raise the Wage in Kansas!
The Greater Kansas City Jobs with Justice Coalition has joined the Kansas Action Network in a campaign to raise the wage for workers covered by the State minimum wage law in Kansas City, KS.  This effort is part of a larger statewide campaign to raise the wage in three of the largest cities in the State – Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City – thereby increasing pressure on state lawmakers in Topeka to wake up and do the right thing.  Sign the petition today, and join us at the upcoming actions below.  For more information, call 785-760-2764, email raisethewagekansas@gmail.com or visit the campaign website http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity

SOLIDARITY EVENTS 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Meet in lobby 6:15 PM; Meeting begins 6:30 PM
Join members of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers as they continue their fight for a fair contract
The Kansas City Federation of Teachers local 691 is calling on its allies to come out and stand in solidarity at the upcoming September 10th School Board Meeting held at 1211 McGee at 6:30 PM.  The members of Local 691 are now working without a contract and the administration is  imposing workday provisions, which were not part of the prior agreement.  Union Leaders Bridgette Williams, President of the Greater Kansas City Labor Council; Donna Birks, President of the Tri County Labor Council; and Judy Morgan, President of AFT Local 691 will all speak at this meeting. 

Throughout the summer, these hardworking teachers have been at the bargaining table fighting for fair benefits and pay so that they can teach their students to the best of their ability. Union leaders believe that this continued showing of solidarity is crucial to winning this very important fight.  So come out and support your local teachers as they continue their fight for Jobs with Justice!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 10 AM
Kansas City JwJ Start Up Committee Meeting
Join Kansas City Labor, Faith, and Community leaders as they continue to build Jobs with Justice in the Greater Kansas City area.  The meeting will be held at the Kansas City AFL-CIO, 1021 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64105.  For more information contact Lara Granich at lara@stl-jwj.org

Wednesday October 22-23, 2008
MASW 108th Annual Conference
MASW is proud to annoucne its 108th annual conference to be held October 22-23, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri.  This year's Conference, "Economic Injustice - The Increasing Divide and Rising Economic Insecurities" will explore the complex intersection of economics and policy, and how we might work to even the playing feidl in combating social stratification in America.  The Conference will feature speakers Robert Kuttner, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the American Prospect and Candace Iveson, Founder of Policy Works.

Special student rates, and scholarship applications are available. For more information call MASW at 1-888-634-2901 or email citizenvoice@masw.org. 

The Jobs with Justice Solidarity News and Events keeps you informed about NEWS, ACTIONS, EVENTS and other opportunities to work for economic justice.

Member organizations can submit event info to katrina@stl-jwj.org.  The calendar will publish information every Monday. Information is due in by the Friday before the Monday publishing date.

Jobs with Justice is a coalition of progressive labor unions, community, student, and religious organizations committed to fighting together for economic justice.

Thousands of members of these organizations, as well as individuals from the community-at-large have taken the Jobs with Justice Pledge to "Be there five times a year for someone else's fight as well as my own". 

To support this important work financially, visit our secure online donation site.

To find out more about Jobs with Justice including a list of our 90 member organizations, visit www.stl-jwj.org.