TAKE ACTION NOW in this issue

URGENT! Protect MO's Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Update: The Missouri Budget

 SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue

Employee Free Choice Act Teach-in 4/23

Kansas City JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting 5/6

TAKE ACTION NOW

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.

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.

Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:15-1:30 pm

Employee Free Choice Act Teach-in
Join Jobs with Justice, The Institute for Labor Studies, Tent State Universtity, The Econ Club, and MEChA for a Teach-in to learn about the Employee Free Choice Act and how it effects you.

The Teach-in will be held at the University Of Missouri - Kansas City Quad. Lunch will be served. For more information contact Darnell Johnson, darnell@kcjwj.org

Wednesday, May 6, 2009  6 PM

Kansas City JwJ Organizing 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 Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Rd across from the Westport Library.   For more information contact Darnell Johnson at darnell@kcjwj.org

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