Dear John,
If you own or run a small business, then you already know: the coming weeks won’t be easy.
Costs are rising. Customers are pulling back. And many small businesses — the heart of our communities — are bracing for yet another storm.
Republican leaders in Congress and statehouses are making this crisis deeper by blocking economic relief, giving handouts to the biggest corporations and ignoring what’s really happening on Main Street.
That’s why we’re reaching out. We want to hear from you.
What challenges are you facing right now? What do you want your community and the people in power to understand?
Your voice matters. And your story could help shape what happens next: whether it's local support, national attention, or policies that actually work for small businesses like yours.
Here’s what we’ll do with your story:
- Share it with local and national media to spotlight the crisis facing small businesses.
- Bring it directly to policymakers and elected officials so they can’t ignore what’s happening.
- Mobilize our members to support small businesses like yours by shopping local, sharing your story, and spreading the word in their communities.
If you're willing to share your story, please reply back and we’ll make sure it gets heard.
The big guys will be fine. But if small businesses go quiet, we all lose.
With thanks,
The Union