Our Initiative
Give Missourians a Raise is a statewide effort to raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $8.25 an hour in 2013 and adjust the minimum wage each year to keep pace with the cost of living. It would also expand the exemption for small businesses and benefits tipped workers.
On the ballot, voters will see the following question:
Shall Missouri law be amended to:
- increase the state minimum wage to $8.25 per hour, or to the federal minimum wage if that is higher, and adjust the state wage annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index;
- increase the minimum wage for employees who receive tips to 60% of the state minimum wage; and
- modify certain other provisions of the minimum wage law including the retail or service businesses exemption and penalties for paying employees less than the minimum wage?