Anthem Deal Reached After Thousands Lost Access to In-Network Health Care Providers, Local Residents Respond
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards [email protected] Columbia, MO — In response to community pressure, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and MU Health Care today reached an agreement after failing to renew their contract April 1, leaving more than ninety thousand Missourians without access to their in-network provider. Last year, Anthem […]
Missouri Jobs with Justice Issues Statement After Governor Kehoe Signs HB 567 to Undermine Proposition A and the Will of the People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 10, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards [email protected] Kansas City – Missouri Jobs with Justice released the following statement after Governor Kehoe today signed legislation to repeal Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision entirely and give businesses a way to evade the will of the people. Governor Kehoe did not respond to […]
In Letter to Kehoe, Workers Rights Organizations Urge Protection of New Paid Sick Leave Law As Lawmakers Debate Funding for Billionaire-Owned Stadiums
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 2, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] Jefferson City – Today, Missouri Jobs with Justice and Missouri Workers Center sent a letter to Governor Kehoe urging him to veto House Bill 567 to protect Missouri’s new paid sick leave law which voters passed with Proposition A in November. Well-deserved relief for workers and economic […]
Missouri Legislature Repeals Paid Sick Leave Law in Final Days of Session, Missouri Jobs with Justice Hosts Rally in Response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 15, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards [email protected] Jefferson City – Today, Missouri Jobs with Justice joined workers and community allies across the state representing labor, faith, civil rights, and reproductive justice at the Missouri Capitol to demand that state elected officials respect the will of the people in the final days […]
Missouri Jobs with Justice Celebrates Paid Sick Leave Law Going Into Effect Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 1, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] Kansas City – Today, Proposition A’s paid sick leave law went into effect, allowing workers across Missouri to start accruing paid sick leave. Proposition A to raise the minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave won in November with nearly 58% of the vote. Missouri Jobs with […]
Missouri Jobs with Justice Issues Statement After MO Supreme Court Unanimously Votes to Uphold Proposition A and Will of the People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 29, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] Kansas City – Missouri Jobs with Justice released the following statement after corporate interest groups, lost their bid at the Missouri Supreme Court to repeal Proposition A: Today, workers won. Missouri workers and businesses from across the state banded together to fight against the disingenuous petition brought […]
Missouri Jobs with Justice Sends Letter Urging Gov. Kehoe to Veto Senate Bill 22 to Stop Politicians from Skewing Ballot Language and Undermining Election Integrity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 11, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] Jefferson City, Missouri – Missouri Jobs with Justice sent a letter to Governor Kehoe today after the Missouri legislature voted yesterday to pass Senate Bill 22, a dangerous effort by politicians to block impartial courts from rewriting deceptive ballot language that is meant to confuse voters. This power grab by […]
Photos, Video Workers and Businesses Unite to Celebrate Proposition A and Urge State Representatives to Protect Paid Sick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 11, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] Kansas City, MO — On Thursday, April 10, Missouri Jobs with Justice hosted statewide ‘Protect Our Paid Sick (POPS)’ rallies with Missouri Workers Center, businesses and workers to celebrate the paid sick leave provision of Proposition A going into effect May 1st. Last November, Proposition A was […]
MO JwJ Releases Statement After House Votes to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 13, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] MO JwJ Releases Statement After House Votes to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win Jefferson City, MO — House Bill 567, a bill meant to undo Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision and curb annual increases in the minimum wage, is now headed to the Senate after passing […]
MO JwJ Issues Joint Statement After Legislature Passes Bill to Strip Local Control of SLMPD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 12, 2025Contact: Hannah [email protected] MO JwJ Issues Joint Statement After Legislature Passes Bill to Strip Local Control of SLMPD St. Louis, MO — The Missouri House of Representatives today passed House Bill 495 to remove the St. Louis Police Department from the control of the City of St. Louis and place […]