Greetings,

Now it's time to tell the SENATE: Don't overturn our vote to raise Missouri's Minimum Wage!

UPDATE: HB258 will be heard in Committee on Tuesday so we must ACT NOW!

In 2006, 76.4% of Missourians voted to pass Proposition B to raise the wage for ALL Missouri workers, including tipped employees.

On April 16 the Missouri House of Representatives did the wrong thing and passed HB258 which will freeze servers wages and not allow for cost of living adjustments.

Now, the Senate can put an end to this madness by leaving this bill alone and focusing on the real work that needs to be done to help Missouri's economy.

TAKE ACTION! Tell your Missouri Senator TODAY that you oppose any change to the minimum wage for tipped employees.

Servers Annie Shields, Shannon Barrett, and Megan Dougherty at Server Lobby Day, March 24, 2009

Subject: Oppose HB 258, Support the Minimum wage for Tipped Empolyees

Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],

I am writing to demand that Missouri Legislators preserve the minimum wage increases that voters enacted.

You must stop House Bill 258 and any legislation that would cut the pay of waiters and waitresses. While the house amended this to freeze tipped employees pay at the current rate, that's still a pay cut over the coming years.

When Proposition B passed in 2006, over 1.5 million voters from both political parties sent a clear message. The voters wanted minimum wage workers to get a raise and to have the raise increase with the cost of living. The voters also specifically included food servers and employees who make tips.

A time of economic crisis is the worst time to pull wages out of the pockets of low income Missourians.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]