ARE YOU PRO-UNION IN KANSAS?
SICK OF THE ANTI-WORKING-CLASS NONSENSE?
IT’S TIME TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE AND PUT WORKING FAMILIES FIRST!
On Tuesday, January 14th, 2025, union members and allies will gather at the State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas for the annual Labor Rally & Lobby Day, organized by the Kansas AFL-CIO. In 2024, this event turned out several hundred union members and pulled in union leaders from across the country.
Governor Laura Kelly is confirmed to be the opening speaker for the event, slated to speak at 10 AM.
All Kansas union members, union retirees, and allies will be welcomed. The AFL-CIO is calling for as many people as possible to attend the event.
WHEN: 10 AM to 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
WHERE: 1st and 2nd Floor of The State Capitol, 6425 SW 6TH AVE., Topeka, KS 66615
With 8.9% of the state’s workforce unionized, Kansas is the 24th most unionized state or territory in the country–high for a red state. Topeka, KS was reportedly the 6th most unionized city in the country, with an estimated 24.6% of the city belonging to a union in 2019. This is more than double the percentage of Americans that belong to unions.
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan is the Editor of The Labor Beacon and a member of LIUNA Local 264. Tristin also serves as the Director of Communications for the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO and the Chair of the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance.
Tristin grew up as the son of a UA Local 669 member in Tecumseh, KS and the great-nephew of George C. Amis, longtime leader of the United Rubberworkers (now USW Local 307) in Kansas. Growing up in rural Kansas as the child of teen parents, Tristin quickly came to appreciate the life-changing benefit of a union job.
Tristin and his partner, Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan, are residents of the Westside, Kansas City, MO's historic Mexican neighborhood. They are proud members of Kansas City's New Reform Temple.
