TAKE ACTION NOW in this issue

URGENT!! Protect MO's Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue

Save Our Jobs Rally 5/11

Labor Law Breakfast Series 5/13

Labor Learn Film Series 5/19

Employee Free Choice Act Discussion 5/20

MASW Annual Awards Dinner 5/27

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.

SOLIDARITY EVENTS

Monday, May 11, 2009 3:45PM

Rally for The Employee Free Choice Act

Missouri Jobs with Justice along with effected workers will be rallying outside as Karl Rove speaks to The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry & The Economic Freedom Alliance.  The topic of his discussion will be the impact of the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Rally will take place outside of The St. Louis Club 7701 Forsyth on the corner of Forsyth and Hanley. Transportation will be available from this rally to the "Save Our Jobs" Rally in downtown St. Louis afterward. For more information contact Missouri Jobs with Justice, info@mojwj.org, (314)644-0466.

Monday, May 11, 2009 6PM

"Save Our Jobs" Rally

Join the United Auto Workers, United Steel Workers and the Alliance for American Manufacturing for a "Save Our Jobs Rally". Come show your support for America's workers.

The rally will take place at Kiener Plaza in Downtown St. Louis beginning at 6PM. Hot Dogs and Refreshments will be served. For more information please contact Jeff Rains, jrains4usw@aol.com, (618)452-1130 (office), or (618)979-7901 (cell).

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8AM Breakfast, 8:30AM-9:30AM Presentation

Labor Law Breakfast Series

A discussion of new and existing laws impacting workers in the current economic climate including the COBRA susbsidy and Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the PPA, and the interaction of negoteates benefits with state and federal provisions. Presenters include Rhona Lyons, Rochelle Skonick and Patrick Shinners.

The Breakfast Buffet starts at 8AM and the presentation begins at 8:30AM. The Labor Law breakfast will be held at IBEW Local 1439 Hall, 2121 59th St., St. Louis MO. Use the back enterance to the meeting hall. Parking is available on the street, in the back lot or at the Glaziers Hall. The cost of the Breakfast is $15 per person (if your $150 Annual fe has not been paid) 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:30 PM - Film Showing; 7:30 PM - Labor Council Meeting

Labor Learn Film Series: "Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl"

Come early to the St. Louis Labor Council monthly delegate meeting held the third Tuesday of every month. Each month, the Labor Council offers a different film on a relevant topic. 

The film showing will be held in the same hall as the Labor Council Meeting at IBEW Local 1, 5850 Elizabeth Ave, 63110.  The St. Louis Labor Council Meeting will follow the film at 7:30 PM.  The film is open to ALL.  For more information contact Roz Sherman Voellinger at 314-615-7604 or sherman-voellingerr@missouri.edu.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6PM

MASW Annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction

The St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Association of Social Welfare will hold their Annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction to honor Amy Smoucha, Jobs with Justice; State Representative Rachel Storch; Bill McClellan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; and The St. Louis Public Library. The Keynote speaker will be Bill McClellan.

Tickets for the event are $35 per person. The Dinner & Auction will be held at The Norman K. Probstein Clubhouse in Forest Park. Cash bar and Silent auction will begin at 6PM, Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM, and the program will begin at 7PM. For more information or to purchase tickets contact MASW at (573)690-7662.  

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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