PROSPERITY FOR ALL

Megan has been a lifelong advocate for working people. She was raised in a union household by a mom who was President of her local Teachers’ Union, New York State United Teachers – NYSUT (NEA, AFL-CIO, AFT Affiliate) and a father who was a member of United University Professors. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Washington University in St. Louis, Megan is a member of Washington University Graduate Workers Union – an affiliate of SEIU Local 1.  Megan previously worked with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 on efforts to stop so-called Right to Work laws. As Alderwoman, Megan was instrumental in the passage of legislation to raise the minimum wage in the City of St. Louis and is committed to paying all of her campaign staff at least $15 per hour. Megan is committed to:

Championing Workers

• Opposing so-called Right to Work legislation that take rights away from working people
• Opposing “Paycheck Deception” and similar legislation which seek to undermine public sector unions
• Supporting a $15 minimum wage
• Supporting fair workweek legislation to give employees greater control over work schedules
• Fighting the misclassification of workers
• Supporting prevailing wage legislation
• Opposing any efforts to undermine workplace safety
• Opposing any efforts to undermine collective bargaining rights
• Opposing tax handouts to major corporations who automate and outsource jobs (Example)

Protecting Consumers

• Capping interest rates on predatory payday lending companies
• Opposing efforts to privatize public assets and utilities
• Fighting efforts to raise utility rates on consumers
• Oppose so-called “reforms” that limit citizens’ ability to hold corporations accountable for their actions in court