OPINION: Bill to further cut unemployment benefits would hurt Missouri families and communities
Bill to Further Cut Unemployment Benefits Would Hurt Missouri Families & Communities
The proposal debated today in the Missouri Senate to further cut our state’s already limited unemployment benefits would do nothing to address the broader dynamics affecting employment in our state, but would hurt workers, families, and local economies. Unemployment benefits in Missouri are already lower than they are in most other states, and are also […]
Your view: Missouri’s authoritarian state legislature
Unions call bill that would reduce Missouri jobless benefits ‘short-sighted’
Cigna’s greed is directly causing Mark Hall to suffer
MoJwJ members protest at Cigna’s office in Saint Louis on Mark’s behalf Our Springfield, Mo., community member, Mark Hall, is suffering from incredible pain because Cigna refused to pay for the medicine he needed. Mark has ulcerative colitis, a condition that causes internal bleeding, inflammation of the intestines, a feeling of constant pain, and degradation […]
Tell your Senator: Vote No to cuts to Unemployment Benefits
Senate Bill 21 would cut Missouri’s unemployment benefits to as low as 8 weeks. The national average is 26 weeks. SB 21 would make Missouri’s safety net among the worst and stingiest in the nation.
GOP lawmakers fast-track bills to make it harder for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution
Workers Like Bridget Need the Initiative Petition
Missourians work hard for our families and we value our freedom. We hold our right to place issues on the ballot as sacred. Workers will not sit on the sidelines as politicians try to rig the rules against everyday Missourians.
“When we send a message to the legislature, we mean it”
What you need to know about Missouri’s legislative session
The people’s house – aka the Missouri Legislature – is officially back in session for the year. I spent hours this past week pouring over the more than one thousand bills that have already been filed. You won’t be surprised to learn that more than two dozen bills have been filed to take power from […]
