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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.
NEWS
Truthout Becomes First
Online-Only News Site to Unionize
SOLIDARITY EVENTS in this issue
David Bacon Book Signing
9/18
Mini-Courses for Unions and Community Organizations
10/10 and 11/7
JOB
OPENINGS
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".
NEWS
Truthout Becomes First Online-Only News Site to
Unionize
On August 27, 2009 Truthout.org's board of
directors signed a recognition statement, granting
Truthout employees membership in The Newspaper
Guild/Communication Workers of America. Earlier that evening,
Truthout held the country's first "virtual card check,"
verifying union cards with faxed PDFs of each employee's
signature, becoming the first online-only news site to
successfully unionize.
St. Louis Jobs with Justice Leader Shannon Duffy, of
the St. Louis Newspaper Guild, is Truthout's employee union
representative. (Duffy also represents the staff of
Missouri Jobs with Justice)
Read about this historic event HERE.
SOLIDARITY
EVENTS
Friday, September
18, 2009 6:30PM-Reception 7PM-Program
David Bacon Book
Signing
The Kansas City Public Library in partnership with the
Cross-Border Network, the ACLU Immigrant Rights Project and The
Institute for Labor Studies present David Bacon for a book
signing of his new book "Illegal People How
Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants" His
book explores the human side of globalization, showing the way
it uproots people in Latin America and Asia placing them in
constant migration. The program will feature stories and photos
from his work with migrant communities.
The reception and program will take place at the
Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch, 4801 Main,
Kansas City MO. For more information, contact Joel
Jones, Plaza Library (816)701-3581 or Judy Ancel, Institute for
Labor Studies (816) 235-1470
Saturday, October 10 & November 7,
2009 9AM-1PM
Mini-Courses for Unions and Community
Organizations
Two mini-courses for Unions and Community Organizations,
Co-Sponsored by the Institute of Labor Studies and Kansas City
Jobs with Justice will be offered. The October 10
course is "Getting Media Coverage For Your Issue or
Event" and will cover such topics as Understanding
the Media, Planning your media strategy, and media
advisories and press releases. The November 7 course is
"How to Organize A Rally or Protest" and will
cover topics including Planning, Legal restraints and
permits, and Maximizing turnout.
Locations for these events are to be announced. Course will
be instructed by Judy Ancel, Lara Granich,
and others. The cost: $40 for each class, $70 for
both. Jobs with Justice members - $25 each class. Click HERE
for more information. To reserve space contact Judy
Ancel (816)235-1470
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.
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