OFFICERS
Meet the Team
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Jeff Watson
Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer
I joined Laborers' Local 840 in April of 2017, working from being a hod carrier, guardrail work, demo and abatement work. I served on the Local's Executive Board as an auditor and then moved up to recording secretary. I became the field representative in January of 2023 before becoming Business Manager in March of 2024. I reside in St. James with my wife and son. I enjoy being outdoors and helping my son with his 4-H projects.
CONTACT INFO: Office-573-364-3928,
Cell- 573-308-2271
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Rick Grivetti
Recording Secretary
I've been a Local 840 member since 2019. I've worked in the field doing pipework and demo. If I'm not working, I spend most
of my time doing competition Coon hunting and doing outdoor activities with my wife (Danielle) and two sons (Maverick and Malcolm).
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Dan Marz
Executive Board
I became a member of Local 840 in 1998. I have worked in many different locations throughout the state. I have worked
interstate jobs, office buildings, bridges, and power plants. I have been married for 42 years and have a son.
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Dave Fishwick
Vice President
I have been a member of LIUNA since 2003. I am married with two daughters and have two grandchildren. I enjoy spending time at Mark Twain Lake fishing and hunting and like to compete in UKC & PKC hunting hound field trials with my beagles.
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Wayne Flagg
Executive Board
I have been a member of Local 840 since 1997. I carried hod for 3 years, worked behind a drill rig for 12 years. In 2012, I went to work at the Ameren UE Power Plant and six months ago I started with Rich Gullet. I enjoy bench rest shooting, reloading, hunting and upkeep on my property.
CONTACT INFO: 636-359-6319
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Cathy Lobato
Auditor
I have been a union member since 1997 at where I started with Local 304. I worked as a seasonal laborer on paving crews and
traffic control. In 2016 I moved to the area and became a Local 840 Laborer. Since then, I have worked in traffic control and general clean-up. My hobbies are clay target shooting, cooring, assisting the American Legion with volunteer work. I used to love playing co-ed softball, bowling, and fishing.
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Nathan Hart
Auditor
I'm a husband and a father of three kids. My time is mostly spent with family. I enjoy golf and billiards. I started with local 840 on Mainline Pipeline as a clerk for safety and quality, worked up to being safety coordinator. I started doing construction at 15 and joined the laborers at 27. I have been a member since 2017 and primarily work concrete, demo/refractory work, and pipe crews.
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Travis Pogue
President
I come from a line of union members - my father Robert Pogue, Grandfather Calvin Pogue, and Uncle Kenny Pogue are union
Laborers as well as my brother and cousins are union members. In 1996 I became a union member. My wife and I Jessica Pogue have three daughters and one grandson. I love watching Nascar racing, football, and baseball with friends and family! I also love hunting, fishing, and being outdoors.
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Dale Mastin
Executive Board
I have been a member of Laborers Local 840 since 2008 and have been employed with McGrath & Associates for the past 10 years. I have held the position of Labor foreman with them the past 8 years.
CONTACT INFO: 636-234-6044, poinnt47@gmail.com
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Jason Troutt
Auditor
I grew up in Steelville on a farm breaking horses to ride, hunting and fishing. I graduated high school in 2003 and then attended the Oklahoma School of Horse Shoeing. I shod horses until 2006 when I joined the Laborers Union. I like spending time outdoors with family and friends
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Mason Johanning
Seargent At Arms
I'm Mason Johanning and I grew up raising cattle on the family farm in Sullivan. Went off to college and got my B.A. from Southwest Missouri State University. I joined the laborer's union in 2020 and have put in 4 years with Kelpe Contracting. Completed my apprenticeship in January of 2024 and am currently Sergeant at Arms at the Local.
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Madyson Vincent
Office Secretary
I have been with Local 840 since June of 2021. I am married and have a daughter. I enjoy being outdoors, hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.
CONTACT INFO: 573-364-3928
laborerslocal840@gmail.com