Get Out The Vote Kansas City
Congratulations to the newly elected City Council members: Kevin O’Neill, Lindsay French, Melissa Patterson Hazley, Crispin Rea, Darrell Curls, Andrea Bough, Nathan Willet, Wes Rogers, Melissa Robinson, Eric Bunch, Ryana Parks-Shaw, and Jonathan Duncan! We look forward to working with you. Vote for a Kansas City that Works for Us All Kansas City’s working families […]
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She was making $8.50 an hour. This Kansas City woman fights for a living wage for all
Winning Truly Affordable Housing in KC
Kansas City is in the middle of a housing crisis. Corporate landlords demand taxpayer funding to build unaffordable housing projects that displace our neighbors and pad their profits. Question 2 asked Kansas City voters to approve a no-tax-increase $50 million bond to help ensure we all have safe, quality, affordable homes. Our long-time partners, KC […]
The fight for a living wage in Kansas City no longer stops at $15 an hour
Join a Kansas City Faith Labor Alliance Breakfast
After a hugely successful August re-launch of the Kansas City Faith Labor Alliance, we have tentative dates for 2023. We intend to meet every other month, plus a summer break. Please use this form to RSVP for our upcoming Faith Labor Alliance Breakfasts: Thursday, January 19th, 7:30 – 9:00 AM Thursday, March 16th, 7:30 – […]
Winning raises for KC Transit Workers
Missouri Jobs with Justice leader and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1287 President Will Howard felt a contract fight might be coming that would impact vital city workers. These workers kept the city running through the pandemic and adapted to more permanent challenges such as fare-free bussing. These workers were making reasonable demands for a […]
Winning Historic Contracts for KC Janitors
Throughout the summer, SEIU Local 1 called on Missouri Jobs with Justice for solidarity to help deliver a series of janitorial contracts in Kansas City. After weeks of public pressure and community support, SEIU Local 1 janitors voted unanimously to ratify the best contract they’ve ever had! Covering more than 900 workers, they won the […]
Stopping VA Hospital Closures
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) members work hard to care for our most vulnerable patients. The Department of Veterans Affairs threatened to close several VA hospitals to “help address recruitment challenges”. AFGE locals across Missouri called on us to help stop these cuts and demand the federal government to take action to prevent unelected […]
Power Up Solidarity: KC Google Workers Unionize!
Last month, KC Google Fiber temporary and contract workers won their union election to become the first official unit in the first tech union open to full-time, temporary, and contract workers. This month, these workers, now officially a part of Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, joined Missouri Jobs with Justice as a member organization! Corporations like Google […]
