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Kansas City Janitor Joins Labor Secretary Marty Walsh in $15 Announcement for Federally Contracted Workers

July 21, 2021

Today, Tila Garcia-Ramsey, an SEIU Local 1 janitor who cleans the Internal Revenue Service building in Kansas City, joined Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as the Biden Administration announced an executive order mandating at least a $15 minimum wage for up to 700,000 underpaid federal contractors.

SEIU Missouri/Kansas State Council Celebrates Tishaura Jones’ Victory in St. Louis Mayor’s Race

July 21, 2021

Jones, a longtime supporter of the movement for $15 and a union, inherits more than $500 million in direct assistance from the American Rescue Plan

Victory for Frontline Healthcare Workers at Research and Menorah Medical Centers, New Contract Ratified with HCA

April 7, 2021

Workers fought successfully for new contract that raises pay to at least $15 per hour plus scheduled raises and increased safety measures.