Only months after paid sick leave went into effect in Missouri, it ended. A workers' group wants to put the benefit before voters again as a constitutional amendment, which Republican lawmakers have vowed to fight. We hear from workers in their own words. Plus, in the early 1900s, three Wyandot Nation sisters barricaded themselves in a tribal burial ground in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, to save it from destruction. We'll hear about the new art installation that tells the story of the Conley sisters.
Missouri’s law mandating paid sick leave ended Thursday. A majority of voters approved Proposition A last year. The measure raised the minimum wage and allowed employees to earn sick days. Missouri lawmakers overturned the paid sick leave portion in the spring. Many, like Republican Sherri Gallick from Belton, cited the cost it would add to businesses. Missouri Jobs with Justice plans to bring the issue back before voters as a constitutional amendment. KCUR’s Savannah Hawley-Bates spoke with two workers in Kansas City who will lose their paid sick leave today.
The Wyandotte County Museum will unveil a new art project this weekend. It commemorates the three Wyandot Nation sisters who saved a tribal burial ground in what is now Kansas City, Kansas. KCUR’s Julie Denesha spoke with Neysa Page-Lieberman, founder and artistic director of Monumenta, an initiative that helps present undertold stories in public art.
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