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TAKE ACTION NOW in
this issue
Demand Quality,
Affordable Health Care For All
Missouri Servers
got a raise Thanks to you! Help them keep their
wages.
Protect your Pay and
Benefits - Stop Senate Bill S. 1507
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS in this issue
UFCW Local 655 Rally
on Health Care 8/26
HCAN and GRO Health
Care Rally 9/2
JwJ Organizing
Committee Meeting 9/24
St. Louis Jobs with
Justice 10th Anniversary Celebration
11/5
JOB OPENINGS in this
issue
Kansas City Jobs
with Justice
Transportation Equity
Network
TAKE ACTION NOW
Demand Quality,
Affordable Health Care For All
Health care reform efforts are currently moving in
Congress. There are many components of federal health care
reform that will have significant impact on whether working
people in Missouri will have quality, affordable health
care.
Click HERE
to find out how to TAKE ACTION and learn more about federal
health care reform.
Missouri Servers got a
raise Thanks to you! Help them keep their wages.
This last legislative session Jobs
with Justice and the waiters and waitresses of the "Save Our
Tips" campaign narrowly defeated state legislation that
would have excluded waiters and waitresses from increases in the
minimum wage. Because of that successful campaign
nearly 60,000 waiters and waitresses got a
raise last month. The fight is not over, Rep. Tim Jones
(R-Eureka) has promised to try again next year.
Click HERE to find
out how you can continue to help "Save our Tips".
Protect your Pay and Benefits -
Stop Senate Bill S. 1507
The U.S. Senate is poised to act this week
on a bill that would be devastating for postal workers. S. 1507,
the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of
2009, was intended to provide short-term financial relief to the
Postal Service, but an amendment has made the bill completely
unacceptable ti the APWU. The amendment would require
arbitrators ruling on postal contracts to take into account the
"financial health of the Postal Service"
With the addition of this
admendment, this bill would destroy collective bargaining for
postal workers.
Click HERE to act now and email your senators and tell them
"Vote No on S. 1507". Or call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at
866-338-1015 and ask for your lawmakers'
offices.
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:30AM
UFCW Local 655
Rally on Health Care
Join the UFCW Local 655 for a rally on health care and to
educate the public about Whole Foods' CEO's efforts to undermine
Health Care Reform.
The Rally will be held at Whole Foods, 1601 S.
Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis MO 63144. For more
information please contact Eric Davis edavis@ufcw655.org (636)
736-2760
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 10:30AM
HCAN and GRO
Health Care Rally
Join Health Care For America Now (HCAN) and Grass Roots
Organizing (GRO) as they rally to tell Congress to
"Get Back to Work!" and " Health Care Can't Wait!"
Speakers at the rally will include Senator Wes Shoemyer,
Rep. Rebecca McClanahan, Judy Baker, Rich Blakely, John Bowman,
and more.
The rally will take place on the Missouri State
Capital Steps, Jefferson City MO. For more information or a ride
call GRO Toll Free (877)581-9595
Thursday,
September 24, 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
Thursday,
November 5, 2009 6PM
SAVE THE DATE! St. Louis Jobs with
Justice 10th Anniversary Celebration
Please join us in celebrating St. Louis Jobs with Justice
10th Anniversary. Thursday, November 5, 2009 6PM at the
IBEW Local 1, 5850 Elizabeth. 63110
Ticket Information:$25 each, Table of 8 $200, Available
by email at info@mojwj.org,
or call Jessica Pace (314)644-0466 .
JOB
OPENINGS
Kansas City Jobs
with Justice is hiring
Missouri Jobs with Justice organization is
hiring a new organizer for its Kansas City JwJ
Coalition.
Click here to download a fuller description
and directions on how to apply.
All applications should include resume, cover letter,
writing sample and at least two job references.
Throughout this search process we are fortunate to have a
talented interim KC JwJ Organizer on board in JENNIFER
GORMLEY. She can be reached at 816.805.2385 and jennifer@kcjwj.org.
Transportation
Equity Network
The Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, in
partnership with the Transportation Equity Network, is seeking a
Field Organizer to Coordinate the transportation campaign in the
State of Missouri.
For more information visit the Transportation
Equity website. Interviews will be held on
a rolling basis, early application is encouraged.
Volunteers Needed!
Missouri
Jobs with Justice is currently looking for volunteers!
If you are interested in giving us two or more hours of your
time a week please contact Jessica at jessica@mojwj.org.
Thank you!
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