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NewsVoters approved raising Missouri’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and guaranteeing that many workers could earn paid time off to care for themselves and loved ones.
Proposition A was approved with 57% of the vote. Proposed by Missourians for Healthy Families & Fair Wages, the League endorsed the proposal in 2023 and members helped gather signatures to get it on the ballot.
- Prop A’s paid sick leave provisions will reach 728,000 Missouri workers, that’s 1 in 3 Missouri working parents
- Prop A’s minimum wage increase will give a much-needed raise to over 562,000 Missouri workers
- Nearly 90 percent of these workers are adults over age 20 who work at least 20 hours a week
- Prop A will impact 338,000 Missouri children who live in a household with someone earning minimum wage
The petition asked: 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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