Press

Politico, 7/18/24 - Labor's mad at O'Brien

Prism, 7/18/24 - Unhoused children suffer the worst health consequences of poor water access

KMOX, 7/16/24 - Amazon workers raising alarm over injuries during 'Prime Week'

Fortune, 7/16/24 - On Prime Day, Amazon workers like me pay a high price

Jacobin, 6/16/24 - Workers Deserve the Right to Frown on the Job

Kansas City Star, 5/28/24 - Rose Brooks Center becomes first unionized domestic violence shelter in Missouri

People's World, 5/24/24 - Missouri Amazon workers file charges, say company tramples on right to organize

Law360, 5/23/24 - Amazon Illegally Surveilled Workers With Algorithm, Org. Says

OnLabor, 5/22/24 - Amazon workers in Missouri file an unfair labor practice charge based on company surveillance

KMOX, 5/22/24 - Amazon warehouse workers in St Peter's fulfillment Center are accusing Amazon of using technology to impede their right to organize

Guardian, 5/21/24 - ‘You feel like you’re in prison’: workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law

KFVS12, 5/21/24 - Amazon warehouse employees in St. Peters file unfair labor practice charge against company

Kansas City Star, 5/21/24 - KC Royals could have won the new stadium vote. Insiders reveal how it all went wrong

St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, 5/21/24 - St. Louis Amazon worker speaks at D.C. press conference announcing new legislation to protect warehouse workers

KCUR, 5/14/24 - Advocates want Missouri to keep paid sick leave protections, even after pandemic rules vanished

Impacto, 5/14/24 - Desaparecen protecciones pandémicas, pero permanece la licencia por enfermedad paga

KSHB41, 5/14/24 - Oddly Correct sees positive changes while paying over minimum wage

KMOX, 5/11/24 - Ballot initiative for November would increase the minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave (cont'd)

KMOX, 5/11/24 - Ballot initiative for November would increase the minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave

CBS, 5/9/24 - Paid Sick Leave Sticks After Many Pandemic Protections Vanish

KCTV5, 5/7/24 - Missouri minimum wage raise set to be on August or November ballot

Marketplace, 5/7/24 - Paid sick leave expands after many pandemic protections vanish

Missourinet, 5/6/24 - Missouri Minimum Wage Campaign Turns in 210,000 Signatures

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/3/24 - OSHA cites St. Peters Amazon warehouse as federal lawmakers push for tighter regulations

SupplyChain247, 5/3/24 - Senators Take Aim at Amazon with Warehouse Worker Protection Act

Nevada Current, 5/2/24 - Amazon singled out by backers of federal warehouse worker safety bill

Nebraska Examiner, 5/2/24 - U.S. Senate Dems Smith, Markey to push warehouse worker safety bill

KCUR, 5/2/24 - Missouri group turns in signatures to put minimum wage hike and paid sick leave on the ballot

KCUR Up to Date, 5/2/24 - Missourians could vote this fall whether to mandate paid sick leave and a $15 minimum wage

CNBC, 5/2/24 - Democratic senator aims at Amazon’s labor practices with first federal bill regulating quotas

KCTV5, 5/1/24 - Missouri campaign to raise minimum wage, earn sick leave submits signatures

WGEM, 5/1/24 - Missourians for healthy families and fair wages turned in more than the required amount of voter signatures

St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, 4/15/24 - Missouri House passes deceptive version of bill to end majority rule voting

KCUR, 4/12/24 - New documentary features Kansas City fast food worker fighting for better treatment and wages

Ottumwa Courier, 4/11/24 - Movie Review: ‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and (a little) hope

The American Prospect, 4/9/24 - Answering Musk’s and Bezos’s Attacks on Workers’ Rights

Royals Review, 4/6/24 - What comes next for the Royals' stadium drive?

The Pitch, 4/3/24 - KC voters overwhelmingly reject stadium tax after months of intense electioneering

KCUR, 4/2/24 - Jackson County voters reject stadium sales tax that would fund new Royals ballpark

Kansas City Star, 4/2/24 - The Star’s endorsement on Question 1 for Kansas City Royals and Chiefs stadium tax

KC Defender, 4/2/24 - “The People Took on the Billionaires, The People Won”: Kansas City Rejects Billionaire Stadium Tax in Historic Victory

KC Defender, 4/2/24 - April 2 Voter Guide: everything you need to know about the stadium sales tax vote, school board elections and more

Washington Post, 4/1/24 - In sports-crazed Kansas City, a proposed stadium tax exposes deep divisions

FOX4, 4/1/24 - Stand Up KC, other orgs, hold rally against stadium sales tax

FOX4, 4/1/24 - Leaders with Stand Up KC discuss reasons for voting no on Question 1

KCTV5, 4/1/24 - Expectation of close vote on stadium sales tax prompts multiple election eve rallies

KCTV5, 4/1/24 - Jackson County voters weigh 40-year sales tax extension

Royals Review, 4/1/24 - The Royals want your trust. Have they earned it?

KCTV5, 4/1/24 - Tomorrow Jackson County voters will decide whether to fund projects for Chiefs and Royals

KMBC9, 4/1/24 - Supporters, opponents of Question 1 in Jackson County make final push before Tuesday's election

KCTV5, 4/1/24 - Stadium Sales Tax Vote

KSHB41, 4/1/24 - Leaders from Stand Up KC will hold rally outside Kansas City Election Board at noon

KMBC9, 3/31/24 - Tomorrow Missouri Workers Center holding rally urging people to vote no

KSHB41, 3/29/24 - Missouri Workers Coalition plans rally Monday in opposition to stadium sales tax

KSHB41, 3/29/24 - A final pitch to voters

KY3, 3/28/24 - Missouri lawmakers discuss “Clean Slate” bill, making it easier for wiping clean criminal records

Kansas City Star, 3/27/24 - Who is for and against Chiefs, Royals stadium tax? Where groups, officials stand on vote

KLOR, 3/26/24 - Senators hope to change state law allowing for automatic expungement

KSN16, 3/26/24 - Senators hope to change state law allowing for automatic expungement

KCUR, 3/25/24 - Kansas City Chiefs and Royals say stadium deals will help the community. Economists disagree

Kansas City Star, 3/25/24 - What the Royals and Chiefs say they’ll give Kansas City in exchange for stadiums tax

Kansas City Star, 3/25/24 - KC groups ask Royals and Chiefs for millions in community perks as stadium vote nears

Kansas City Star, 3/25/24 - If the KC Royals copy this city’s example, count me in on a new downtown-area stadium

Kansas City Star, 3/25/24 - The Royals pledged a robust stadium community benefits agreement. But where is it?

Missouri Independent, 3/22/24 - Royals say new stadium won’t hurt school revenue, but silent on libraries, mental health services

Kansas City Star, 3/22/24 - Experts say Chiefs, Royals CBAs leave much to be desired: ‘More like a press release’

Royals Review, 3/21/24 - The Royals’ new Community Benefits Agreement lacks one important element: the community benefits

Kansas City Star, 3/21/24 - Official apologizes for what Frank White calls a ‘racist attack’ in Royals stadium fight

PBS Flatland KC, 3/21/24 - Pondering Costs and Benefits of Royals and Chiefs Stadiums

PBS Flatland in Focus, 3/21/24 - Stadium Subsidies

FOX4, 3/20/24 - Royals, Chiefs release community benefits agreement for stadium projects

KSHB41, 3/20/24 - KC Tenants, Stand Up KC react to proposed community benefits agreements from Royals, Chiefs

KSHB41, 3/20/24 - Groups react to Chiefs, Royals CBA announcement

KCTV5, 3/20/24 - Community reacts to Chiefs, Royals CBA announcement

KCTV5, 3/20/24 - Reaction to community benefits agreement

KCTV5, 3/19/24 - Low-wage worker coalition announces opposition to Royals stadium sales tax

KSHB41, 3/19/24 - Group of local advocates tired of waiting on community benefits agreement with Royals

KSHB41, 3/19/24 - AFL-CIO, other labor unions explain their support for stadium sales-tax

KMBC9, 3/19/24 - 'Good Jobs Coalition' against stadium sales tax, critical of Royals' CBA

KSHB41, 3/18/24 - Missouri Workers Center wants agreement signed by tomorrow

KSHB41, 3/18/24 - Political campaigns for and against ballot question

KSHB41, 3/18/24 - Missouri Workers Center and Stand Up KC want a community benefits agreement signed by tomorrow

KSHB41, 3/18/24 - Missouri Workers Center and Stand Up KC want an agreement signed by tomorrow

KSHB41, 3/18/24 - Tomorrow is the deadline for Royals and Chiefs to sign community benefits agreement

KC Defender, 3/15/24 - To Earn My Vote, the Royals Need to Sign a Good Jobs Community Benefits Agreement

KCUR, 3/15/24 - A major Kansas City coalition leaves Royals stadium talks after team slashes housing promises

KCTV5, 3/15/24 - Citing unproductive affordable housing negotiations, members of local coalition leave Royals stadium talks with Jackson County

KCUR Up to Date, 3/14/24 - With time running out, Kansas City Royals owner promises that a community deal is 'close'

STLPR, 3/14/24 - Thousands of Missourians could have criminal records sealed under Clean Slate Initiative

KBIA, 3/14/24 - Thousands of Missourians could have criminal records sealed under Clean Slate Initiative

Teen Vogue, 3/13/24 - What It’s Like To Organize My Amazon Warehouse As A Young Queer Person

Kansas City Star, 3/13/24 - She wrote a bad check 15 years ago. It’s been hard to work, rent in Missouri ever since

Missouri Independent, 3/13/24 - GOP senator urges Missouri House to reinstate ‘ballot candy’ into initiative petition bill

KCUR, 3/13/24 - Kansas City construction unions back Royals stadium, but low-wage workers demand more

Columbia Missourian, 3/12/24 - Clean slate bill gives the opportunity to expunge felony records

Kansas City Star, 3/6/24 - Star Editorial Board: What we need to know before saying yes to Royals, Chiefs stadiums

KCUR Up to Date, 3/4/24 - Low-wage workers say Royals haven't earned their votes to build a downtown Kansas City ballpark

KCUR Kansas City Today, 2/26/24 - The Royals have a serious stadium resistance to deal with

KC Beacon, 2/22/24 - The Royals want your tax dollars for a new stadium. What to know before the April 2 vote

Kansas City Star, 2/22/24 - If the KC Royals copy this city's example, count me in on a new downtown-area stadium

KCUR, 2/19/24 - The Royals chose a stadium site, but still haven't made a deal with workers or the Crossroads

In The Fray, 2/15/24 - Fear and Loathing in the Fulfillment Center

KCUR, 2/14/24 - Crossroads businesses don't want a Kansas City Royals stadium to bulldoze their neighborhood

KCUR, 2/13/24 - Kansas City Royals propose a Crossroads stadium that would demolish several blocks

KC Beacon, 1/26/24 - Jackson County sent the Royals stadium tax to the ballot. Now, labor gears up for tough talks

KCUR, 1/18/24 - Jackson County agency wants Chiefs and Royals to sign stadium funding deal

FOX4, 1/10/24 - CBA's preview what Kansas City and Royals could create

KCTV5, 1/8/24 - Local workers celebrate Royals' commitment to negotiating community benefits agreement

KSHB41, 1/5/24 - Community Benefits Agreement key to activist group's support of stadium sales tax extension proposal

KMBC9, 1/4/24 - Voters sound off about Royals, Chiefs stadium issues at public hearing in Jackson County

KCTV5, 1/4/24 - 'What is there to hide?' As Royals ask for stadium funding, public asks for community benefits agreement

FOX4, 1/4/24 - Groups urge Community Benefits Agreement for stadiums before putting tax on ballot

2023 Press

KSHB41, 12/29/23 - 'This is a victory': Jackson County holds decision on whether sales tax extension will appear on ballot

FOX4, 12/21/23 - Jackson County legislator updates ordinance on Royals, Chiefs stadium tax

KC Business Journal, 12/20/23 - Revised Jackson County measure would hinge sales tax vote on 'acceptable' Royals and Chiefs stadium terms

KMBC9, 12/18/23 - Jackson County pushes back discussion on sales tax extension that could help fund new Royals stadium

KSHB41, 12/18/23 - Proposal to extend 3/8-cent sales tax for Royals, Chiefs stadiums gets first revision

KC Star, 12/18/23 - Jackson County pumps brakes on Royals and Chiefs stadium tax to work out deal details

KCTV5, 12/18/24 - Jackson County Legislature votes down ordinance to put 3/8 cent sales tax on April ballot

NBC, 12/12/23 - Amazon plans to introduce robots to replace warehouse workers

AP, 11/13/23 - New rule would make it easier for millions of Americans to unionize, but businesses are pushing back

Prism, 11/6/23 - Amazon workers speak out about workplace safety and injuries on the job

KC Star, 11/6/23 - KC worker and tenant groups pushing Royals to promise jobs, housing in new stadium deal

Bloomberg, 11/1/23 - Black Men's Historic Labor Gains Unravel as Fed Fights Inflation

KCUR, 10/31/23 - Kansas City voters will decide next week whether to keep buses running with a sales tax

Kansas City Beacon, 10/30/23 - On the KCMO ballot: Keep a sales tax or cut 30% of bus funding?

In These Times, 10/26/23 - "It Kind of Feels Like Prison": Injured, Burned Out and Under Surveillance at Amazon

STL Labor Tribune, 10/23/23 - Amazon STL8 workers, SLU Hospital nurses rally for safer work conditions on Prime Day

The Guardian, 10/22/23 - Exhausted Amazon staff fight back against retail giant at global UK summit

STL Public Radio, 10/12/23 - Workers across St. Louis sectors want to feel safer while at their jobs

KMOX, 10/11/23 - Amazon working conditions are very physical

KSDK5, 10/11/23 - Amazon employees joined by nurses, auto workers to make a statement about work conditions

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/25/23 - AOC, Cori Bush throw support behind UAW workers at rally in Wentzville

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/11/23 - Pregnant and powerless in Missouri

KMOV4, 9/9/23 - Workers rally at St. Louis City Hall for higher pay, better protections

Jacobin, 9/8/23 - Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Organizing Against Dangerous Conditions

Labor Notes, 9/7/23 - Countering Dangerous Work at Amazon

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/4/23 - Why Missouri women are achieving more but more are impoverished

Hollywood Reporter, 9/1/23 - ‘Food, Inc. 2’ Review: A Wake-Up Call That Strikes a Thoughtful Balance Between the Heartening and the Dire

KCUR, 8/31/23 - What does Kansas City really think about a new Royals stadium? ‘Give us a winning team first’

WIRED, 8/16/23 - How Amazon’s In-House First Aid Clinics Push Injured Employees to Keep Working

Labor Tribune, 8/14/23 - Amazon employees allege unsafe working conditions at St. Peters warehouse

The Loadstar, 8/12/23 - Amazon faces more scrutiny as US authorities probe workplace safety

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/4/23 - Amazon employees allege unsafe working conditions at St. Peters warehouse

Reuters, 8/4/23 - Amazon again cited by US regulators over worker safety

FOX2, 8/3/23 - Amazon workers file complaint about safety at Fulfillment Center in St. Peters

St. Louis Business Journal, 8/3/23 - Amazon workers at local fulfillment center file OSHA complaint, company defends safety record

STL Public Radio, 8/3/23 - St. Peters Amazon employees file OSHA complaint saying work conditions caused injuries

Labor Notes, 8/3/23 - Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/11/23 - Amazon needs to remember its workers on 'Prime Day'

Fox4, 6/29/23 - Sherman, low-wage workers weigh in on Royals labor negotiations

KCTV5, 6/29/23 - Royals CEO to answer questions on new stadium, community concerns over the move

Total Information AM, 6/26/23 - US Senate Committee has launched an investigation into working conditions at Amazon warehouses

Guardian, 6/24/23 - 'We're going to keep fighting': delivery workers stand up to Amazon

Royals Review, 6/21/23 - The entire Royals organization is a mess right now

STLPR, 6/20/23 - Amazon warehouse workers in St. Peters call on company to provide safer working conditions

KCUR, 6/16/23 - Kauffman Stadium workers file federal labor charges against the Kansas City Royals

Royals Review, 6/16/23 - Royals Rumblings - News for June 16, 2023

KCUR, 6/15/23 - Kansas City Royals accused of 'stalling' deal that would secure worker benefits for new stadium

Fox4, 6/14/23 - Royals confirm they're down to two stadium locations

KMBC9, 6/14/23 - Good Jobs and Affordable Housing for All coalition holds rally for strong CBA

KSHB41, 6/14/23 - Stand Up KC urges community benefits agreement negotiations with Royals

KSHB41, 6/14/23 - Workers, faith and labor leaders hold Kansas City Royals accountable

KCTV5, 6/14/23 - Activist group rallies for benefits from Royals downtown stadium

KSHB41, 6/2/23 - SNAP recipient reacts to expanded work requirements in debt ceiling deal

KCUR, 5/25/23 - Mayor Quinton Lucas says we are in a 'tragic time in American politics' amidst anti-trans laws

KCTV5, 5/24/23 - St. Peters warehouse worker takes safety message to Amazon shareholders

Bloomberg Law, 5/24/23 - Amazon Shareholders Reject Union Rights, Climate Proposals

Fox2, 5/24/23 - Amazon workers seeking safety audit today

Seattle Times, 5/24/23 - Amazon investors reject proposals on worker safety, climate impact

St. Louis American, 5/20/23 - Taking on Amazon

Riverfront Times, 5/11/23 - New 'Workers Opera' Is About How Much Working For Amazon Sucks

KCUR, 5/1/23 - Stadiums are usually bad deals for cities. Kansas City unions want the Royals' to be an exception

KSDK, 4/24/23 - St. Peters warehouse Amazon workers demand clean drinking water, breathable bathrooms

KMOV4, 4/24/23 - Workers concerned over drinking water at St. Charles Amazon facility

KC Star, 2/2/23 - ‘Life changing.’ Kansas City Royals say union labor will build new downtown stadium

Vice, 2/1/23 - OSHA Cites 3 Amazon Warehouses for Unsafe Working Conditions

The Telegraph, 2/1/23, OSHA cites Amazon facilities for ergonomic violations

The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 2/1/23 - OSHA cites Amazon facilities for ergonomic violations

Seattle Times, 2/1/23 - OSHA finds Amazon failed to keep warehouse workers safe

Fox4, 2/1/23 - Worker rights group issues list of demands for Royals stadium construction

KWCH12 (Wichita), 1/31/23 - Royals narrow down possible locations for new ballpark district

KMBC9, 1/31/23 - Royals ownership says it's down 4 to 5 locations for new stadium

KSHB41, 1/31/23 - Kansas City Royals narrow down potential site for $2B ballpark district to 4 to 5 locations

KCTV5, 1/31/23 - Royals narrow down possible locations for new ballpark district

Fox4, 1/31/23 - Royals narrow 14 potential downtown stadium sites down to 5

STL Post-Dispatch, 1/30/23 - More workers are trying to unionize in St. Louis. A shift in the tide for labor?

KC Star, 1/16/23 - She was making $8.50 an hour. This Kansas City woman fights for a living wage for all

2022 Press

Wired, 12/20/22 - Tired, Filthy, and Overworked: Inside Amazon’s Holiday Rush

Labor Notes, 12/14/22 - Global Actions on Black Friday Unite Workers to ‘Make Amazon Pay’

Fox4, 12/13/22 - KC-area workers’ unions respond to proposed Kauffman Stadium move, potential impact

KSHB41, 12/13/22 - Kansas City community groups organize opposition ahead of Royals downtown stadium meeting

KC Star, 12/13/22 - Private funds will pay for a ‘bulk’ of Royals’ new stadium downtown, Sherman says

KCTV5, 12/13/22 - Royals hold community event regarding planned move downtown

STLPR, 12/7/22 - The workers behind Starbucks and Amazon strikes in St. Louis

STL/S.Ill Labor Tribune, 12/5/22 - St. Louis Amazon workers walk out, join international Black Friday strike to demand safer working conditions, better pay

Business Insider, 12/4/22 - 10 years ago they were fast food workers making roughly $8 an hour. 'Fight for 15' changed their lives.

The Real News, 11/28/22 - 10 years later, the fight for $15 and a union continues

CBS, 11/28/22 - Amazon workers in 30 other countries protest on Black Friday

People’s World, 11/28/22 - Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon

News on 6, 11/27/22 - Amazon workers on strike demand better working conditions, salary during protest

Fox2, 11/26/22 - Amazon workers go on strike for better working conditions

Al Jazeera, 11/26/22 - Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday

Business Insider, 11/25/22 - Amazon workers strike in the US and 30 other countries on Black Friday in global 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign

WTVO, 11/25/22 - Amazon workers strike across the world on Black Friday

KSDK, 11/25/22 - 'We are not robots' Amazon workers in St. Peters join international picket on Black Friday

Riverfront Times, 11/25/22 - St. Peters Amazon Workers Join Mass Global Walkout to 'Make Amazon Pay'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/25/22 - ‘We’re the ones who fill the trucks’: Amazon workers protest at St. Louis area warehouse

Photos: Amazon workers protest for better working conditions, higher pay in St. Peters

KMOV4, 11/25/22 - Amazon workers in St. Peters take part in national strike, demand better working conditions

News Tribune, 11/24/22 - Missouri’s expungement gap leaves people with criminal records

Riverfront Times, 11/24/22 - To ‘Make Amazon Pay,’ St. Peters Fulfillment Center Workers Will Strike

KCUR, 10/6/22 - In just 3 months, Kansas City's right-to-counsel program has helped nearly 400 tenants

KC Star, 10/3/22 - Kansas City wants to prevent homelessness by cutting evictions. Is it working?

KC Beacon, 9/28/22 - Rideshare drivers in Kansas City’s gig market want more protections from companies

STL/S.Ill Labor Tribune, 9/26/22 - Amazon workers at St. Charles fulfillment center ‘march on the boss’ to demand better pay, safer conditions

STLPR, 9/20/22 - Congresswoman Bush proposes new legislation aimed at improving worker safety at warehousesKC Beacon, 9/20/22 - The fight for a living wage in Kansas City no longer stops at $15 an hourKCUR, 9/15/22 - Hundreds of Amazon workers in Missouri speak out for better pay and conditions: 'We were unsafe'

KSDK5, 9/15/22 - Amazon workers in St. Charles County demand 'better pay, safer conditions'

My Journal Courier, 9/14/22 - Watch: Amazon workers in St. Charles, Missouri demand better pay

The Telegraph, 9/14/22 - Area Amazon workers planning demands rally for Wednesday

More Perfect Union, 9/14/22 - AMAZON ORGANIZING WAVE HITS MISSOURI

Fox 2, 9/14/22 - Amazon workers protest taking place in St. Peters Wednesday

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/14/22 - St. Peters Amazon employees call for $10-an-hour raises, better working conditions

Riverfront Times, 9/14/22 - St. Peters Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Pay, Working Conditions

KMOV, 9/14/22 - St. Peters Amazon employees protest for better pay, safety

St. Louis Public Radio, 9/14/22 - St. Charles Amazon workers speak out for better pay and safety

St. Louis Biz Journals, 9/14/22 - Amazon workers in St. Charles County demand 'better pay, safer conditions'

KMOV, 9/13/22 - Some area Amazon Warehouse workers asking for pay raises and safer working conditions

KC Beacon, 9/8/22 - ‘Taco hell’: KC Taco Bell workers walk out over Labor Day

Essence, 9/2/22 - This Chant From A Taco Bell Workers’ Strike Is All You Need Headed Into Labor Day Weekend

KC Star, 9/1/22 - Workers at a Kansas City Taco Bell strike over pay and conditions. Walkout closes store

KCUR, 9/1/22 - Taco Bell staff walk out of Kansas City restaurant: 'We wanted to be treated like human beings'

Fox 4, 9/1/22 - Taco Bell workers at Kansas City location go on strike

KC Beacon, 8/4/2022 - Despite free bus fare, many workers using RideKC confront obstacles along their commutes

Guardian, 7/3/22 -‘How are we supposed to live?’: fast-food workers squeezed by inflation,

Missouri Independent, 7/11/22 - Kansas City’s eviction legal service helps nearly 150 residents in first monthKC Pitch 7/22/22 - In Action: Want to create systemic change? Look at your relationships

KCUR, 6/1/22 - Kansas City is now giving free legal help for eviction cases. Here's what you need to know

KC Star, 6/2/22 - Kansas City just gave low-wage tenants a big boost. It can’t drop the leadership ball

St. Louis Record, 6/3/22 - St. Louis Amazon warehouses confronted with workers seeking higher wages, improved safety measures

St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, 6/6/22 - Local Amazon workers, community leaders host rally and teach-in for better pay and conditions

Belleville News-Democrat, 5/9/22 - Despite deaths in Edwardsville, Amazon workers say they don’t have tornado protection

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/25/22 - Messenger: Union votes start rolling as St. Louis Starbucks workers join national movement,

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/25/22 - Hazelwood rally participants push Amazon to raise pay, improve worker safety

STLPR, 5/26/22 - St. Louis-area Amazon workers say they still don’t have tornado protection, 6 months after deaths

KC Star, 4/7/22 - People’s Climate Town Hall unites activist groups over Kansas City policy shortcomings

KC Star, 4/28/22 - ‘Living wage’ in Kansas City is over $35 in every local county, study reports

KC Star, 3/3/22 - Dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protest at Plaza

The Pitch KC, 3/3/22- Dozens gather outside Plaza Starbucks to support unionization efforts

KCUR, 3/3/22 - Starbucks workers in the Kansas City area say the coffee chain can't stop their union push

KC Star, 3/3/22 - Employees at KC Starbucks on the Plaza rally Thursday to support unionization efforts

Shawnee Mission Post, 3/4/22 - Overland Park Starbucks workers join in Plaza protest pushing for union,

KC Star, 3/19/22 - ‘We all deserve better treatment’: Starbucks employees in Overland Park go on strike

Slate Better Life Lab, 3/22/22 - Rage Against the Machine: The future of work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed about

KC Star, 2/10/22 - Is Missouri's minimum wage enough to live on in Kansas City? -

STL Public Radio, 2/16/22 - Workers at dozens of Metro East warehouses have no safe rooms to shelter from tornadoes

The Nation, 2/17/22 - Amazon Warehouse Workers Want to Feel Safe

Flatland, 2/22/22 - Feeling the Effects of a Widening Wealth Gap

Belleville News-Democrat, 1/26/22 - Illinois lawmakers will explore statewide standards following Amazon warehouse deaths

STL Public Radio, 1/27/2022 - Activists call for safer conditions at Amazon warehouses following Edwardsville collapse

2o21 Press

Fox 2 Now (St. Louis), 12/17/2021 - Vigils held for Amazon workers killed in collapse
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/18/2021 - Vigils honor 6 Amazon workers killed in tornado
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 12/18/2021 - Photos: Workers' rights groups hold candlelight vigil for Amazon employees
KSDK (St. Louis NBC 5), 12/18/2021 - Candlelight vigil held for six Amazon workers who died in tornado
Belleville News-Democrat, 12/18/2021 - Legislators, activists hold vigil for Amazon tornado victims, demand accountability
Belleville News-Democrat, 12/18/2021 - Illinois state senator speaks during vigil for Amazon tornado victims
ABC 7 Chicago, 12/18/2021 - Edwardsville honors Amazon warehouse victims killed during tornado's destruction
Edwardsville Intelligencer, 12/19/2021 - Amazon Vigil
Riverbender, 12/20/2021 - Vigil Held For Six Who Lost Life In Amazon Warehouse Collapse After Tornado Strike
Edwardsville Patch, 12/20/2021 - Vigil Held For Edwardsville Tornado Victims
KCUR Up to Date, 12/2/2021 - Kansas City tenants facing eviction would be guaranteed legal help under new ordinance
KMBC, 12/2/2021 - Organizations rally to promote tenants' right to counsel
Kansas City Star, 12/3/2021 - ‘Keep a roof over our heads’: KC proposal would guarantee legal representation to tenants
Kansas City Star, 12/3/2021 - Tenants' Right to Counsel Press Conference | The Kansas City Star
The Pitch, 12/2/2021 - Sentenced to homelessness: Kansas City residents rally at City Hall for “Right to Counsel” ordinance
Eminetra, 12/2/2021 - Kansas City residents rally at City Hall for “Right to Counsel” ordinance – Kansas City, Missouri
Fox 4, 12/8/2021 - Kansas City Council to vote Thursday on tenants’ right to counsel
Kansas City Star, 12/9/2021 - 'A win for Kansas City': Council passes tenant's right to counsel. Here's why it matters
Kansas City Star, 12/9/2021 - Right to Counsel and how it could prevent eviction in Kansas City
KSHB, 12/9/2021 - KCMO City Council approves 'Tenants' Right to Counsel'
Fox 4, 12/9/2021 - Renters facing eviction to get free legal representation in Kansas City
Next City, 12/16/2021 - Housing in Brief: Kansas City Wins Tenant Right To Counsel
The Kansas City Beacon, 12/17/2021 - What renters need to know about Kansas City’s new right-to-counsel law
KMBC, 12/20/2021 - Advocates celebrate signing of Tenants' Right to Counsel in Kansas City
Missouri Lawyers Media, 12/20/2021 - Renters’ rights: Kansas City tenants’ right to counsel upends landlords with pro se litigation pattern
KMBC, 12/21/2021 - Mayor signs Tenants' Right to Counsel
KCUR Up To Date, 11/9/2021 - How Racism Costs White People Too
Kansas City Star, 11/16/2021 - In KC panel discussion, group talks race and class divides