Thursday, November 17, Missouri Jobs with Justice, community groups, local area unions and Occupy St. Louis particpated in an international "Day of Action". In cities across the US, concerned citizens marched to crumbling bridges to send a message to Congress: Repair our bridges and roads - create JOBS, not CUTS.

Over 20 different union locals, community groups and churchs were represented at the event. MO JwJ faith leader The Rev Mary Albert MC’ed the Rally portion.

Pastor Albert said, in part (from the St. Louis Beacon):

We are here to let Wall Street and Market Street and Main Street and every other street know that we are not going away until justice comes…We want a jobs bill. We want accountability from Wall Street…We want fair and equitable tax reform.

The rally then turned into a huge march, leaving Kiener Plaza (Freedom Square) onto Market street, then north onto Broadway to the Martin Luther King bridge. The marchers took up an entire lane of traffic; the police department facilitated the marchers and led them to the MLK bridge.

Fourteen protesters were arrested for civil disobedience at the MLK bridge. Among them were Richard Von Glahn, St. Louis JwJ Organizing Committee Co-Chair and Shannon Duffy, St. Louis JwJ Labor Co-Chair.

Check out photos and coverage of the march in KSDK, KMOV, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KWMU, KPLR, St. Louis Beacon, KMOX and the Riverfront Times.

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