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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 5d

A billion-dollar data center is being proposed at the Armory site — and it could massively reshape our community.

Join us and local partners for a community meeting this Sunday at 3 PM to learn more and make your voice heard.
RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/IpF1lCPKtkOy...

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 7d

From Missouri to Kansas, the pattern’s the same: redraw maps, divide communities, distract with hate. It’s not about “values”—it’s about power. #FairMaps

Kansas Republicans shift focus from gerrymandering to anti-trans law in quest for a special session kansasreflector.com/2025/10/02/k...

Kansas Republicans shift focus from gerrymandering to anti-trans law in quest for a special session • Kansas Reflector

Republican legislative leaders are urging lawmakers to support their push for a special session where they can both ban Kansans from altering gender markers on their driver's licenses and redraw congr...

kansasreflector.com

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 8d

He climbed the Arch and changed MO history.

Percy Green — lifelong organizer, civil rights leader, and proud MOJwJ member — is being honored in a new
Nine PBS documentary.

🎟️ Screenings Oct. 7 at 6 PM & Oct 25 at 7:30 PM: ninepbs.org/events

🎥Documentary premieres Oct. 27 on PBS Nine and PBS app

Black-and-white poster featuring civil rights activist Percy Green standing with his hands raised near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He wears sunglasses, a beret, and a short-sleeve button-up shirt. Text at the top reads “Organize. Protest. Repeat.” followed by “Percy Green: Man of Action.” At the bottom, it says “October 27 on Nine PBS.”

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 20d

📣 Our 2025 Solidarity Ad Book is now live!

This book is a celebration of the unions, orgs, and local supporters who help power the fight for working people in MO.

These aren’t just ads — they’re statements of solidarity.

📖 Check it out here: mojwj.org/blog/2025adb...

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 22d

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
It’s go time: #PeopleNotPoliticians is officially kicking off across MO —and we’re proud to sign on!

🗓️Sat 9/27:
STL: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...
KC: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...
Columbia: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...

🗓️Sun 9/28:
St. Charles: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 25d

📢 STL! Way to hold the line!
Huge thanks to everyone who joined IAM Local 837 @iam837 this week on the picket line as they fight for a fair union contract at Boeing. ✈️✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻

Workers are holding the line 24/7 — stop by the union hall anytime to show support.

#UnionStrong #unionsforall

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Beacon Reproductive Health Network @beaconrepro.bsky.social · 28d

Thousands rallied with @mojwjva.bsky.social, and Beacon stood proud in solidarity.

Sen. Barbara Washington: “You don’t like our voice, so you are trying to take it away. You don’t like our power, so you’re trying to dilute it.” 🧵 2/3

#FairMaps #ReproFreedom

Beacon Reproductive Health Network @beaconrepro.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 When politicians fear our power, they attack our freedom.

In the #MOLeg special session, lawmakers redrew Congressional maps to split KC & passed a bill to gut citizen petitions. Both passed – but Missourians aren’t backing down. 🧵 1/3

#FairMaps

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 28d

Judge hears arguments in case seeking to toss Missouri’s new congressional maps missouriindependent.com/2025/09/15/j...

Judge hears arguments in case seeking to toss Missouri’s new congressional maps • Missouri Independent

Gov. Mike Kehoe asked lawmakers to redraw Missouri’s congressional map without a good reason, attorneys for the Missouri NAACP said Monday.

missouriindependent.com

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · 29d

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
3,200 Boeing workers are still on strike because the latest contract failed to meet their needs for fair pay & retirement security. Join us in solidarity as we stand with @iam837.

📆Wed Sept 17 | 5:30 PM
📍 IAM Union Hall
✅RSVP here: secure.everyaction.com/3F6Xhq5eekKB...

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Sep 8

2,781 Missourians spoke out against HB 1 last week. Only 16 supported it.

HB 1 is a gerrymander scheme to slice up KC and silence Black voters.

Thank you to everyone who stood up — people's power is stronger than their power grabs. ✊💙
#FairMapsMO #StopThePowerGrab

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Sep 5

As few as 5% of voters could defeat initiative petitions under Missouri GOP legislation missouriindependent.com/2025/09/04/a...

As few as 5% of voters could defeat initiative petitions under Missouri GOP legislation • Missouri Independent

A Missouri House committee passed a proposal Thursday to place restrictions on the initiative petition process.

missouriindependent.com

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
HB 1 was heard today in #moleg . This bill would rig Missouri’s maps—splitting up KC & silencing voters—leaving just 1 Dem district.

Submit online testimony OPPOSING HB 1 by 11:59 PM tonight: bit.ly/NoNewMapsMO

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Sep 2

Missourians showed up BIG yesterday to say: 📣 HANDS OFF our votes, 📣 HANDS OFF our districts!

Trump’s illegal gerrymandering scheme is nothing but a power grab — and we’re not having it. From KC to STL, our communities are standing up for fair maps and real, fair representation. #Fairmaps #moleg

A collage of four photos from the September 1 anti-gerrymandering rally in Missouri. Top left: two women hold signs reading “HANDS OFF THE 5TH!” and “HANDS OFF OUR VOTES!” with red handprints. Top right: a large, diverse crowd gathers with signs like “STOP the TRUMP Republican Power Grab.” Bottom left: another large group fills the street outside a brick government building, many in blue and purple shirts. Bottom right: a young woman holds a cardboard sign saying “GERRYMANDER THIS DICK,” while others around her hold signs including “UNTRUMP THE WORLD.”

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 28

Politicians in #moleg tried to rip paid sick time away. But repeal doesn't mean defeat. It means doubling down. Missouri businesses are still standing with workers.

We organized to win #paidsickdays, we'll organize to win it back.

#ProtectPaidSick #keepfighting

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
Labor Day is about celebrating the power of working people. This year, we’re using that power to stop Trump and Kehoe's gerrymandering scheme in Missouri. Join us in KC + STL and spread the word!

📍Kansas City: bit.ly/KCLaborDay25
📍St. Louis: it.ly/STLLaborDay25

Red-tinted photo of rally crowd with bold white text: FIGHT TRUMP’S POWER GRAB. Large red text: LABOR DAY RALLY! Smaller text says: Join MO workers fighting to stop Gov. Kehoe, Speaker Patterson, and Pro Tem O’Laughlin from carrying out Trump’s illegal redistricting ploy to break up our communities and end American democracy as we know it! Details: Monday, Sept. 1st, 12:00pm, Location in St. Louis (details provided). Logos of supporting organizations appear at the bottom.

Red-tinted photo of a large crowd holding signs and a megaphone, overlaid with bold white text: FIGHT TRUMP’S POWER GRAB. Below, large red text reads: LABOR DAY RALLY! Smaller text says: Join MO workers fighting to stop Gov. Kehoe, Speaker Patterson, and Pro Tem O’Laughlin from carrying out Trump’s illegal redistricting ploy to break up our communities and end American democracy as we know it! Details: Monday, Sept. 1st, 12:00pm, Horse Fountain at Mill Creek Park, 4646 Mill Creek Pkwy, KCMO 64111. Logos of supporting organizations appear at the bottom.

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 23

St. Louis isn’t backing down! 💥 Last night’s emergency meeting was standing room only—proof our city is ready to fight back. Together, in #solidarity, we're stronger than any rigged map @moworkers.org.

#moleg #gerrymandering

A speaker stands on stage in front of a large projected image of U.S. Supreme Court justices, speaking into a microphone. Behind them is a mural that includes the Gateway Arch and scenes of workers.

A packed room of attendees sits facing a screen displaying logos of dozens of community, labor, and advocacy organizations that helped organize the meeting. A speaker stands at the front addressing the crowd.

Volunteers hand out flyers to attendees in the crowded meeting room. On the projector screen behind them are the words “Commitment: We need you, you, & you.”

A wide shot of the packed meeting room, with attendees filling rows of chairs. Many wear shirts showing support for voting rights and worker justice.

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣St. Louis—tonight’s the night. Let’s pack the room & fight back. RSVP here if you haven't already: bit.ly/fightbackSTL
#fightbackmo

Missouri Workers Center @moworkers.org · Aug 21

📣 ST. LOUIS: Are we going to sit back while President Trump and MO lawmakers rip apart our districts and throw away our votes? Absolutely not! ❌

Register: bit.ly/fightbackSTL
Fight Trump's Power Grab Emergency Meeting
Friday, Aug. 22, 5:30pm
IBEW Local 1
5850 Elizabeth Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 22

St. Charles packed the house last night and the energy was undeniable. Politicians want to rig maps & divide our communities—Missourians aren’t having it. @moworkers.org @indivisiblekc.bsky.social

#moleg #fightbackmo #gerrymandering

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Progress MO @progressmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 21

STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! Hundreds of Missourians came together to protest illegal gerrymandering plans. @moworkers.org @mojwjva.bsky.social @indivisiblekc.bsky.social

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢Last night, folks in KC, Columbia & Springfield packed community meetings to make one thing clear: we’re not letting politicians continue to rig our elections with this nationwide illegal gerrymandering scheme.

This is people power in action, and we ain't done yet! @moworkers.org

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 19

📣Tomorrow: emergency meetings in KC, Columbia & Springfield to fight back against illegal gerrymandering.

📍 KC – 6:30pm: bit.ly/fightbackKC
📍 Columbia – 6pm: bit.ly/fightbackColumbia
📍 Springfield – 6pm: bit.ly/fightbackSpringfield

Join us & take a stand!
#FightBackMO #moleg

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 13

✅Sign up in your region:

KC – Aug 20, 6:30pm → bit.ly/fightbackKC
Columbia – Aug 20, 6pm → bit.ly/fightbackMidMO
Springfield – Aug 20, 6pm → bit.ly/fightbackSpringfield
St. Charles – Aug 21, 6pm → bit.ly/fightbackSTC
St. Louis – Aug 21, 5:30pm → bit.ly/fightbackSTL

Kansas City: Fight the Power Grab - Emergency Meeting

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨
Missouri politicians want to rig the 2026 elections with an illegal gerrymandering scheme—splitting up our communities & silencing our voices.

Join us and our partners @moworkers.org, Stand Up KC, & Indivisible KC for an emergency meeting in your area & help us fight! Sign up below ⬇️

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Aug 6

Last night, Vera Elwood, a longtime MO JwJ volunteer and supporter, won Columbia’s Second Ward City Council seat! Congratulations, Vera! 🎉👏 👏👏👏

www.columbiamissourian.com/news/electio...

Elwood wins Second Ward special election for Columbia City Council

Vera Elwood wins Second Ward special election for Columbia City Council, defeating Ken Rice

www.columbiamissourian.com

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MO Jobs with Justice Voter Action @mojwjva.bsky.social · Jul 30

Today marks 60 years of Medicaid—and we’re still fighting to protect and expand it!

Today in St. Louis, we gathered to celebrate what we’ve won—and keep building toward a future where everyone can get care, no matter who we are or where we live. 💙⚕️💙

#Medicaid60 #MedicaidMatters

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