Missouri state workers need a pay raise. Our union, Missouri State Workers Union (MSWU), represents over 7,000 public sector workers in Missouri. We come from every corner of our state to unite state employees across job title, geography, and employing agencies to build the strongest possible grassroots organization.

Our members work in the Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Family Services, Department of Youth Services, and the Children’s Division to provide services to some of the most vulnerable in our communities. We are caseworkers, teachers, office support assistants, eligibility specialists, social workers, cooks, nurses and more. We fulfill roles that are vital to our state’s ability to take care of its citizens and we deserved to be paid enough to afford to live in the state we provide services in.

According to the MIT Living Wage Calculator​, a living wage for a single person with no kids living in Missouri is $20.20/hr. If there are two parents working who have two kids, this number jumps to $24.31/hr for each adult. Every Missouri state worker should be paid a living wage. We are urging you, as the state representative where our work location is housed, to support a living wage for Missouri state workers.