Draft:2024 Missouri Proposition A


Missouri Proposition A

November 5, 2024

Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative

2024 Missouri Proposition A, also known as Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative is an initiated state statute that will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024, in Missouri. The statute would incrementally increase Missouri's minimum wage from $12.30 per hour to $15.00 per hour by 2026, and adjust the resulting $15.00 per hour minimum wage to changes in the Consumer Price Index. Additionally, the statute would require employers to provide an hour of payed sick leave for every 30 hours worked.[1][2]

Background

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Proposition A was initiated by the group Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages who collected the necessary signatures to place the statute on the ballot.[3]

Endorsements

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Supporting Endorsements

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Opposing Endorsements

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Polling

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Yes No Undecided
SLU/YouGov August 8-16, 2024 900 (LV) ±3.79% 57% 30% 14%

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Proposition A, Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  2. ^ Shorman, Jonathan (Aug 13, 2024). "Missouri will vote on $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave for workers on November ballot". Kansas City Star. Retrieved Oct 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Hanshaw, Annelise (2024-05-01). "Group turns in signatures to put minimum wage hike, paid sick leave on Missouri ballot • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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