Labor Day Rally Opposing Low Wages, Redistricting Draws Crowd

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
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  • Stand Up KC, Missouri Workers Center, SEIU Local 1, SEIU Healthcare, and other unions, Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, Indivisible KC, and 50501 KC convened a mass rally on the Country Club Plaza against a special session to advance what they called “President Trump’s authoritarian power grab.” (Photo courtesy of Missouri Workers Center)
    Stand Up KC, Missouri Workers Center, SEIU Local 1, SEIU Healthcare, and other unions, Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, Indivisible KC, and 50501 KC convened a mass rally on the Country Club Plaza against a special session to advance what they called “President Trump’s authoritarian power grab.” (Photo courtesy of Missouri Workers Center)

    September 1, 2025–– Over 1,000 low-wage workers with Stand Up KC, Missouri Workers Center, SEIU Local 1 and other area unions; Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action; Missouri Voter Protection Coalition; Indivisible KC; and 50501 KC held a mass Labor Day rally in Kansas City, Missouri, to protest Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision to call a special session on Friday in service of President Donal…