Missouri Minimum Wage Initiative (2006)
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Missouri Proposition B, also known as the Raising Minimum Wage Act, was on the November 7, 2006 election ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was approved.[1]
- Yes: 1,594,632 (76%)
- No: 504,294 (24%)
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Shall Missouri Statutes be amended to increase the state minimum wage rate to $6.50 per hour, or to the level of the federal minimum wage if that is higher, and thereafter adjust the state minimum wage annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index?
The proposed revisions to Missouri's wage rate laws generates an estimated $3.3 million to $4.3 million annually in state revenue. The impact on local government is unknown.
Donations
Leading donors to the committee to pass Proposition B were:
- New Orleans ACORN Democracy Campaign, $355,400
- Missouri State Council of Service Employees/SEIU, $210,000
- National Education Association, $200,000
- AFSCME $200,000,
- Air Traffic Controllers, $100,000
- AFL-CIO, $80,000.
