You are born with a birth certificate and you die with a death certificate. Everything in between is political. Walter Reuther once said "There's s a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls."
All of the hard earned wages, fringe benefits, working conditions and jobsite safety that our predecessors worked so hard to establish can be taken away with the stroke of a pen.
Most working people want to go home after work and spend time with their families. We expect that if we work hard that we should be able to afford health care, a decent standard of living, education for our children, a safe jobsite and retirement security. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Many politicians and talk show hosts talk about personal responsibility but do not support the very issues that would allow one to take responsibility.
Please take the time to learn the issues and vote
There are labor-political clubs throughout the St. Louis area and other parts of Eastern Missouri - and you should become a member of the one in your vicinity.
Get involved and help elect candidates who will help us in our struggle to provide decent lives for our families.
To join, come to the next meeting - or contact a spokesman for the club nearest you.
Meets at 8 p.m. second Thursday at the Electrical Industry Training Center, 2300 Hampton Ave., St. Louis. Call Jack Crowley at 351-8284 or Jake Hummel at 457-1792.
Meets at 8 p.m. first Monday each month at Aerospace District 837 Hall, 212 Utz Lane, Hazelwood. Call Dick Kellet at (314) 921-7922 or Tom Sansevere at (314) 524-4331. www.northcountylaborclub.com
Meets at 8 p.m. fourth Thursday or when called at Holiday Inn at Butler Hill Road and I-55. Call Scott Ramshaw at (314) 267-4992 or email socolabor@aol.com
Meets second Monday each month (executive board meeting at 6 p.m. and general membership meeting at 7 p.m.) at NEA office, 110 Main St., Festus. Call Bart Velasco at (636) 464-0250.
Tri-County Monthly meetings will be held at the banquet center at Plaza Bowling Alley, 506 Droste (at West Clay), St. Charles, first Tuesday of every month, beginning at 7 pm.Call Greg Booth at (636) 946-6793
www.tricountylaborclub.com/
Meets at 7 p.m. fourth Thursday each month at the American Legion Hall, Highway W, Warrenton. Call Leland White at (636) 456-3929.
Meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday each month at Hagie’s 19th Hole, 618 N. Washington Ave., Union, MO. Call Nick Obermark at (636) 390-9584.
Meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday at the American Legion Post 39, Old Highway 67, Park Hills. Call Robert Eaton at (573) 358-5318 or Mike Jones at (636) 586-2215.
Meets at 6 p.m. fourth Tuesday each month at the American Legion Hall, 3891 Hwy. MM, Hannibal. Call Mike Riney at (573) 221-5120.
Meets at the 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday each month at the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge, 19 W. First St., Eureka. Call Jeff Aboussie at (636) 405-0895 or Tom Leahy, at (314) 291-7399.
Meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Ameren UE Employees Club, Lake Ozark. Call Tom Kasmarzik at (573) 348-6450 or Gertie Beede at (573) 873-5411.
Meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Labor Temple, 611 N. Garth, Columbia. Call Russ Unger at (573) 642-1833.
St. Louis Labor Council Committee of Political Education
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Senate
If you decide to let someone else handle the political spectrum, watch the following video from the Public Broadcasting Network. It will open your eyes.
Bill Moyers on Capital Crime
