What's at stake when voters decide on Missouri Proposition A
Nov 05, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Minimum wage will be back on the ballot in Missouri on Election Day this year, along with a few other items in Missouri's Proposition A.
Proposition A would increase minimum wage in Missouri to $15 and also require many businesses to provide their employees with paid sick days. The minimum wage aspect would be done in a two-step process. First, minimum wage would increase to $13.75 on January 1, 2025, and then again to $15 in 2026.
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Ballot Language
The official ballot title for Proposition A reads:
Do you want to amend Missouri law to:
increase minimum wage January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour, increasing $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour;
adjust minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027;
require all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked;
allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide oversight and enforcement; and
exempt governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts and education institutions?
Yes vs. No
So, a "yes" vote on Missouri's Prop A is in favor of increasing the minimum wage and making employers provide their workers with paid sick leave. Workers groups told FOX4 in the leadup to Election Day that this is a fight for workers' rights.
A "no" vote on the other hand is in favor of leaving the minimum wage at $12 an hour. A "no" vote does not support employers having to provide their workers with sick leave. Groups, including the Missouri Restaurant Association, told FOX4 that this could adversely impact small businesses with added expenses and regulation.