JOHN,

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that workers are indispensable and deserve more than what they usually get.  

Yet, throughout 2020 and 2021, we’ve watched corporate boards celebrate record profits with unethical stock buybacks and bloated executive bonuses—all while the average worker’s dollar became less and less valuable.

In the ten years since Ann Wagner made it to Congress, she’s received millions of dollars from big banks, predatory lenders, insurance companies, and real estate firms all looking to buy her vote. Meanwhile, the costs of raising a family, buying a house, and paying for health care have all risen astronomically for the rest of us.

Unlike the super wealthy, everyday people possess strength in numbers, and no movement better harnesses their power than Organized Labor. I’ve witnessed it on strike lines in St. James and Wentzville with the Teamsters Local 618 and the UAW Local 2250, felt it on election nights at the UFCW Local 655, and have seen its future at coffee shops represented by the CMRJB throughout the St. Louis area.

Those who have chosen the wealthy over the working do not deserve to represent us. I am proud to stand with working families today, and every day. 

Have a restful and happy Labor Day.

In Solidarity,