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TAKE ACTION NOW in
this issue
URGENT!! Protect MO's Minimum
Wage for Tipped Employees
URGENT!! Stop KSDK from Mistreating
Employees
UPDATE: Missouri Budget
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS in this issue
First 100 Days of the
Obama Administration 4/18
Hershel Walker
"Peace & Justice Awards Breakfast
4/25
Health Care For
America Now Town Hall Discussion 4/25
Tool Turnaround
4/25 JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting
5/28
TAKE ACTION
NOW
URGENT!
Protect MO's Minimum Wage for Tipped
Employees
UPDATE: The Missouri House of Representatives passed a
weakened version of HB258 on April 16, 2009. Now it's time to
make sure the Senate does the right thing.
In 2006, 76.4% of Missourians voted to pass Proposition B to
raise the wage for ALL Missouri workers, including tipped
employees.Now, this bill is threatening to freeze
servers pay at $3.52 and not allow adjustments based on Cost of
Living increases.
We must act NOW! CLICK HERE
NOW, to tell the Missouri Senate that the
citizens of Missouri want to protect the wages of 53,240 tipped
employees.
URGENT! Stop KSDK
from Mistreating Employees
Members of St. Louis Newspaper Guild/CWA Local 36047 at KSDK
are currently negotiating a new contract with management. KSDK
management is demanding a 15 percent wage cut from the Guild
members while management sees no cuts in pay.
Local 36047 is asking members of organized labor to call the
television station and ask management for an explanation. Union
members should call KSDK-TV President Lynn Beall at
(314)444-5265 or News Director Mike Shipley at (314)444-5131 to
demand that "management stop mistreating it's employees in the
name of higher profits."
Update: The
Missouri Budget
The Senate has
passed a version of the budget ithat is dramatically improved
and includes significant funding for important social services
such as mental health care and services for Missourians with
disabilities. The Senate also expanded health care access
for low-income working parents – a real
victory!
This fight is not over, and we can't give up
now. Next week, the budget will move to a
Conference Committee, where members of the House and the Senate
will meet to reconcile the two versions of the budget.
We must do all we
can to ensure that the finalized budget bill is as close to the
Senate version as possible.
New Actions around the budget are
coming soon.
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS
Saturday, April 18, 2009 1PM-4PM
First 100 Days
of the Obama Administration: A Progress report and Call to
Action
The Justice Institute presents "First 100 Days of the Obama
Administration: A Progress report and Call to Action". Join the
community in discussing the first 100 days of the Obama
Administration and working sessions to determine local
coordinated action in Peace, education, and Healthcare.
The Discussion will take place at The University of
Missouri – St. Louis (South Campus, Marillac Hall) 8001
Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63121. The event is
free to the public, however, advanced registration is
encouraged. Confirm your participation by emailing The Justice
Institute at thejusticeinst@yahoo.com
.
Saturday, April 25, 2009 7:00 AM- 5:00
PM
Tool
Turnaround
Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) will be selling New/Used
& Consigned tools to benifit the orgaization in furthering
it's mission. The event will also include Free prizes and
raffles,food, Tradeswoman Challenges, Auction of "Construction
Works of Art" and much more.
The Tool Turnaround will be held, rain or shine, at the MOWIT
office 8300 Manchester Rd. Brentwood, MO 63144.
For more information or to make a Tool or Construction Art
Donation contact Ashley Raineri (314) 335-9956 or
info@mowit.org
Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:30 AM
17th Annual
Hershel Walker 'Peace & Justice' Awards
Breakfast
The MO/KS Friends of the People's Weekly World will host the
17th Annual Hershel Walker 'Peace & Justice' Awards
Breakfast. This year's awardees include Lara Granich - Executive
Director Missouri Jobs with Justice, Don Giljum – Business
Manager Operating Engineers' Union Local 148, and Maida Coleman
– former 5th District Senator. Margarida Jorge,
national field director for Health Care for America Now! (HCAN)
will keynote the event.
The breakfast will be at the Postal Workers Union,
1717 S. Broadway. For more information contact Tony
Pecinovsky tonypec@cpusa.org
314-776-7732
Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:00 AM
Health Care For
America Now Town Hall Discussion
HCAN is holding a town hall discussion about affordable,
quality health care. This event is sponsored by Missouri ACORN
and CO-Sponsored by Missouri Pro-vote, SEIU, UAW Cap, CWA,
AFL-CIO, AFSCME, PROMO, IUO, NARAL, MCU, & Planned
Parenthood.
The event will take place at the Forest Park
Community College Theater. Refreshments will be served.
For more information contact; Jennifer at Missouri ACORN (314)
531-7023
Thursday, May 28, 2009
6PM - 8 PM
JwJ Organizing Committee
Meeting
Held at Epiphany United Church of Christ ,2911 McNair,
63118, in the Benton Park neighborhood of St. Louis
City. Agenda items to be announced at a later date. For
more information contact Jobs with Justice info@mojwj.org
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