TAKE ACTION NOW in this issue

Say "THANK YOU"

Stop Government-Backed Loans to CAFOs

SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue

Workers' Rights Clinic 6/15

Rally to support Employee Free Choice Act 6/17

Kansas City JwJ Organizing Committee Meeting 7/1

TAKE ACTION NOW

Say "THANK YOU" to the restuarants that helped "Save Our Tips"

Now that the legislative session is over, take some time to stop by and thank the restaurants that openly spoke out against lowering or freezing the wages of servers.

Do you know other restaurants who have or are willing to openly support fair wages for servers and the Save Our Tips campaign? Tell us at info@mojwj.org

Stop Government-Backed Loans to CAFOs

In the last 6 months, the pork & poultry industries have asked USDA for millions of dollars for bonus pork and poultry buys in order to stabilize prices resulting from overproduction.  (For example, On March 31st, USDA committed to a $25 million bonus pork buy, and in May the industry asked for an additional $50 million pork buy.)  At the same time, USDA continues to guarantee loans to new and expanding specialized hog and poultry facilities, which are contributing to the very overproduction that taxpayer dollars are being used to try to remedy. 

This continued overproduction fueled by USDA's use of guaranteed loans i significantly contributing to further consolidation of the marketplace, putting more independent family farmers out of business.

Please sign on to the letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting that USDA suspend all loans to specialized hog and poultry facilities by clicking HERE.

SOLIDARITY EVENTS

Monday, June 15, 2009 5PM - 8PM

Workers' Rights Clinic

Join the Kansas City Worker Justice Center for their monthly Workers' Rights Clinic. This clinic is a walk-in clinic held the third Monday of each month. KCWJC volunteers, including attorneys and Spanish speakers, assist low-income workers who have experienced wage theft. In some cases, the clinic can advise low-income workers about other employment problems - call for more information.

The clinic is located at El Centro, Inc., 1333 S. 27th St. in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, KS. For more information contact the KCWJC at (913)232-2235 or kansascitywjc@gmail.com

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5PM

Rally to support Employee Free Choice Act

Join Kansas City AFL-CIO and Kansas City Area Jobs with Justice for a Rally for the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Rally will take place outside of Home Depot in Midtown, 111 E Linwood Blvd, 64111. For more information contact Kansas City Jobs with Justice 816-805-2385 or info@kcjwj.org .

Wednesday, July 1 , 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

The Jobs with Justice Solidarity News and Events keeps you informed about NEWS, ACTIONS, EVENTS and other opportunities to work for economic justice.

Member organizations can submit event info to info@mojwj.org.  The calendar will publish information every Monday. Information is due in by the Friday before the Monday publishing date.

Jobs with Justice is a coalition of progressive labor unions, community, student, and religious organizations committed to fighting together for economic justice.

Thousands of members of these organizations, as well as individuals from the community-at-large have taken the Jobs with Justice Pledge to "Be there five times a year for someone else's fight as well as my own". 

To support this important work financially, visit our secure online donation site.

To find out more about Jobs with Justice including a list of our 90 member organizations, visit www.kcjwj.org.