[Nfbmo] Sub-minimum wage

[Gary Wunder]

Here is a partial list of those we can contact. It begins with a website
that takes you to individual aldermen.

 

Warmly,

 

Gary

 

< https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/Wards-1-28.cfm>

 

Here are the key folks:

Boyd--on the fence  
Williamson--on the fence 
Ogilvie--supporter 
Krewson--supporter
Arnowitz--supporter
Murphy--on the fence 
Howard--supporter
Davis--on the fence 
Spencer--on the fence
Cohn--supporter (Sponsor of the Min-Wage Bill - maybe just email him and ask
him to share with all Aldermen)
Tyus--on the fence 

 

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In short, St. Louis City passed a minimum wage ordinance. 

 

Typically, as you may know, these local min wage ordinances explicitly state
that workshops (those with 14(c) certificates) are exempt. 

 

In St. Louis, advocates with disabilities worked hard to get that exemption
removed. The 4 workshops in StL are pretty incensed and have pushed them
hard to reconsider. 

 

We do not want the exemption added back in so are reaching out to those
organizations locally, statewide and nationally who have a record of
advocacy against sub-minimum wage to ask if they would consider weighing in
with the Aldermen in St. Louis City. 

 

They will re-consider this provision of the bill on September 11th. Here's
an early story on the issue:
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2015/08/26/disability-workshops-say-
city-s-minimum-wage-bill.html Gary