Milwaukee, WI – MASH proudly announced its endorsement of Mike Thurow in his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional District. MASH represents thousands of service and hospitality workers across Wisconsin, from employees at the Fiserv Forum and Milwaukee coffee shops to Lambeau Field workers in Green Bay. Every day, MASH workers and organizers stand on the front lines fighting for higher wages, better benefits, and the dignity every worker deserves.
“Mike’s a trade unionist; he doesn’t just talk the talk about supporting unions, he walks the walk. He’s even joined our members on the picket line fighting private equity for living wages and good jobs.” said MASH President Peter Rickman. “Wisconsin’s working people have had stagnant wages for decades while corporations rake in record profits and monopolies take over every industry from Big Ag to Big Tech – all because the political establishment let billionaires and corporate interests buy elections and influence to rig the system. That’s why we need a working class fighter like Mike in Congress – someone who will take on Wall Street and corporate power, someone who will break up monopolies and build up worker power.”
“I am deeply honored to have earned MASH’s endorsement,” said Mike Thurow. “As a firefighter and a candidate for Congress, I see the change these workers are fighting for every single day.”
“Service work is often dismissed as ‘easy,’ but without these workers, our economy would come to a standstill. When COVID-19 disrupted our communities and economy, these were the workers we called ‘essential.’ I will continue to fight with them to ensure that their work is met with the pay, respect, and dignity it deserves.”
Thurow is running to bring a working-class, independent perspective back to Congress, ensuring families who show up, work hard, and raise the next generation have a representative who fights for them, not for party politics or corporate donors. Learn more at thurowforcongress.com.
