Laborers Issue Plea on Video: “Slow Down”
Date Posted: June 26, 2025
Posted In: Discussion, Ideas, Workforce,
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: With the warmer weather, road construction work is heating up, and the Missouri-Kansas Laborers District Council has a message for drivers: Slow down in work zones.
That important message is underscored in a new 30-second video on social media highlighting the work Laborers do on the state’s roadways and bridges. The video is narrated by Brandon Flinn, business manager of the Missouri-Kansas Laborers District Council.
“Over the course of the next few years, thousands of workers like the workers behind me are going to be rebuilding roads and bridges across Missouri,” Flinn says in the video. “That means no matter where you’re driving in the state, you’re likely driving through a work zone which means these workers are putting their lives in your hands.”
‘SLOW DOWN’
“Do your part to keep them safe,” Flinn continues in the video. “Slow down. Pay attention. Don’t tailgate and stay off the phone. These workers want the same thing as any other worker, and that’s to come home safe to their family.”
The video, which was shot at the Interstate 270 and Chain of Rocks Bridge in North County – a project underway by Keeley & Sons and Walsh Construction, was put together as part of Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, which was April 21 to April 25. But Flinn says the message applies year-round.