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Laborers Endorse Mary Still

July 16, 2008

Columbia, Mo. - Mary Still, candidate for state representative in Columbia's 25th district, has received the endorsement of Laborers' International Union of North America, Local Union 733, Rex Taggart, Field Representative for the Missouri Public Employee Division Field, announced today.

Local 733 represents 825 workers at the University of Missouri, the City of Columbia, the Boone County Department of Roads and Bridges, Truman State University, and the University of Missouri - Kansas City.  

 "Mary has demonstrated a knowledge of the issues important to working families and an appreciation for the hard work of our members and the challenges faced by working families in this state," Taggart said.

 Still welcomed the endorsement, "This is an important endorsement because there are the people that keep our city and state working. They are hard workers who pay taxes and are facing many economic challenges. I respect their work and will stand with them on the important issues of prevailing wage enforcement, access to health care and quality public education.

Other Labor Endorsements include: the Missouri National Educators Association and the United Auto Workers.

For more information, please contact Mary Still at (573)808-6835 or Rex Taggart at (573)449-5723.