The Occupy Kansas City rally and march filled the Prospect bridge over I-70, echoing the message heard across the nation that Congress needs to get to work passing legislation that will create jobs now and strengthen our crumbling infrastructure. Union workers, retirees and Occupy KC rallied for investments in our communities and an end to policies that simply benefit the top one percent.  

This powerful visual of protesters at this major overpass over I-70 during rush hour sent a strong message that Occupy KC and union members are committed to speaking up for those underpaid, unemployed and exploited by the one percent, raising the voices of the 99% in Kansas City and across the country. 

After a failed special session and dissents on the American Jobs Act by Missouri lawmakers, we're all fed up with too many politicians' inability or unwillingness to act on job creation.  Now more than ever, it is time for Congress to act on the jobs bill and help put Missourians back to work.