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TAKE ACTION
NOW in this issue
URGENT! Protect MO's Minimum
Wage for Tipped Employees
Update: The Missouri Budget
SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this
issue
May Day
Rally 5/1
Kansas
City JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting
5/6
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.
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
Friday, May 1, 2009 4-6:30pm
May Day
Rally
Join the May Day Rally for Immigrant and
Worker Justice. Enjoy music, speakers and a lot of inspiration.
The rally will be supporting the DREAM ACT, Comprehensive
Immigration Reform and the passage of the Employee Free Choice
Act.
The May Day Rally will take place at
Washington Park (Grand Blvd & E. Pershing Rd - near Crown
Center). For more information visit http://maydaykc2009.blogspot.com
or call (816) 756-3113 ext.222.
Wednesday, May 6,
2009 6:30 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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