Missouri

The PPO Contract was ratified on July 7, 2011.  Contract books are being printed and will be available to members by August 10th. The Department of Mental Health should come under this as well.

The Kansas City Royals contract was ratified and books are being printed for members.  They should be available the first week of August.

First Student members ratified their contract.  Copies of the contract will be available once the management and Union sign the final agreement.

Some Chiefs workers are upset about their new working conditions and it has nothing to do with the current NFL lockout.

As KCTV5 learned, the change is a recent decision that has ticket takers re-thinking if they want to work for the team.

For years, nearly 300 part-time workers have been watching Chiefs football for free at Arrowhead Stadium. That will no longer be the case under a new policy announced by the Chiefs.

SOURCE: http://www.kctv5.com/story/15125724/change-to-perks-angers-some-chiefs-workers

Kansas City SEIU Local 1 members turned out for Justice for Janitors Day on June 15, joining together with CWA members and Jobs with Justice to remind Devine Janitorial contractor to be responsible!

SEIU Local 1 Members Stand Up for Justice

Probation and Parole officers are currently voting on their contract. A grievance procedure, which will now include arbitration, was won at the table. Voting was by mail ballot and ended July 7, 2011. Contact the Union office in St. Louis for more information.

SEIU Local 1 in Missouri recently won two big settlements at the Kansas City Public Schools where workers who were wrongly terminated received between $30,000 and $40,000 in settlement pay.

The Department of Mental Health contract was ratified. Contract books are being printed and Linda Meyer, the Union Representative, is visiting sites around the state.

SEIU Local 1 Members at the Capitol

SEIU Local 1 members took to the state capital on March 30 to urge their senators and representatives to support pro-worker legislation. Visiting most of their legislators, SEIU Local 1 members urged their elected officials to vote no on SB 1  – Right to Work, and to leave the minimum wage alone.