As an organization dedicated to securing basic human needs for all Missourians through policy change, Empower Missouri supports living wages for our state’s workers. On November 5th Missourians will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition A, the Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative. Proposition A would increase the minimum wage to $15...Lee mas

This special Weekly Perspective is a collaboration between MO Jobs with Justice Organizing Director Richard Von Glahn and Empower Missouri’s Policy Manager Christine Woody.  During his state of the state, Governor Mike Parson recommended a long overdue 5.5% cost of living adjustment for all state employees as well as a new minimum wage of $15...Lee mas

In 2018, Missourians resoundingly passed a phased increase to the minimum wage to $12/hour over five years. When the bill passed, it was estimated that 600,000 Missourians would benefit from an increase in their wages, meaning that around 15 percent of Missouri adults were making the minimum wage.  The plan called for wages to rise...Lee mas

Actualmente se están llevando a cabo importantes conversaciones sobre campañas de salario mínimo tanto en Kansas City como en St. Louis. Los líderes comunitarios han pedido a Vision for Children at Risk y Empower Missouri que analice cómo los aumentos en el salario mínimo afectarían a las familias de bajos ingresos, ya que muchas necesitan la ayuda de programas como el Programa de Asistencia de Nutrición Suplementaria (SNAP, ...Lee mas

Otro mito del bienestar está haciendo el circuito de los programas de entrevistas: el Instituto Cato dice que la madre del bienestar de MO recibe $10.96 por hora en beneficios. ¡Malarkey! ¡Encuentra la verdad aquí! Un informe publicado por el Instituto Cato con sede en Washington afirma que una madre de Missouri con dos niños muy pequeños "gana" $10.96 por hora por estar en "asistencia social". Esta afirmación es ...Lee mas