How American, by voting, created a wave of pro-worker laws is the latest by United Steelworkers President Tom Conway and was recently published by the St. Louis Labor Tribune. The list of things workers have accomplished by voting is impressive. UAW Local 2250 Legislative Chairman Glenn Kage shares a few more examples…
Your vote and why it matters.
A perfect example of why your vote and who you vote for matters is being seen in the labor friendly legislation being passed and becoming law in states like Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont and hopefully as the labor movement continues to grow other states.
We’ve seen the Governor’s in these states sign a variety of laws from granting paid family and medical leave, laws outlawing captive audience meetings during organizing drives, rejection of Right to Work and other labor friendly laws. By comparison, in 2018 more than 60% of Missouri voters exercised a “citizen’s veto” of the anti-union Right to Work legislation, went to the polls and voted against Proposition “A” (Right to Work). The dust hadn’t even settled when the some legislators were already ignoring the will of the voters and supporting Right to Work.
The resurgence in unions alone isn’t enough. We have to vote for labor friendly politicians to protect our jobs.
Glenn Kage Jr.
UAW Local 2250 Legislative Chair
