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KCUR is the latest of several NPR affiliates to unionize. Employees at St. Louis Public Radio voted to form a union in June 2023 and are still working to finalize a contract with the University of Missouri.
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The Wentzville facility makes seats for vehicles including ones produced at the nearby General Motors plant. Workers want improvements to pay, health and safety and other conditions.
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Rose Brooks is now the first unionized domestic violence shelter in the state. Organizers say they hope the union helps stabilize an industry with high levels of burnout and turnover.
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Families have been blocked from visiting inmates since March 1. A union president for prison staff believes an investigation justifying the tightened rules is dragging on as a way to circumvent the union’s contract.
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Voters in Jackson County voted by nearly a three to two margin to oppose the Royals and Chiefs' 3/8th-cent stadium sales tax extension. KC Tenants, the citywide tenants union in Kansas City, played a big role in the "vote no" campaign.
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If successful, KCUR would become the second unionized public radio station in Missouri. The station's general manager promised a continued focus on "trusted journalism and entertainment that is freely accessible to all.”
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The deals from the teams come after months of fraught negotiations with Jackson County and community groups. The teams call the deals historic. Community groups and economists aren’t so sure.
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The group includes paraeducators, custodians, school nutrition workers, language aids and other members of the classified staff workforce at Olathe Public Schools who are paid an hourly wage. The effort comes as Olathe and other school districts work on improving staff retention.
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About 1,000 nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park want more support and higher staffing levels. They started negotiations for a new contract this week with the hospitals’ owner, HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital giant with profits topping $5 billion.
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Following two months of negotiations, and with just weeks left before a critical April sales tax vote, some members of the Jackson County Community Benefits Coalition have dropped out because the Royals watered down key demands for housing protections, childcare and transportation.
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Royals owner John Sherman said the team is negotiating multiple agreements ahead of the April 2 Jackson County vote on a sales tax to help finance a new downtown ballpark.
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Several labor and community groups, including Kansas City Public Schools, are demanding more concessions from The Kansas City Royals before they support a 3/8-cent sales tax renewal that would help fund a new ballpark. Building trades unions endorsed the project after securing promises.