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NewsLWVMO has endorsed the Missourians for Healthy Families & Fair Wages Initiative, and members are learning how to gather signatures to get it on the ballot in 2024. The goal is to gradually raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and allow workers to earn paid time off to care for themselves and loved ones.
The petition asks: Do you want to amend Missouri law to:
•Increase minimum wage January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour, increasing $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour;
•Adjust minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027;
•Require all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked;
•Allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide oversight and enforcement; and
Exempt governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts, and education institutions?
For more information, go to Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages (mohealthyfamilies.org).
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