Working Families Win

Friends,

1)  300 nurses at Finley hospital in Dubuque are about to go on strike.  They have waged a difficult struggle against a management team that has gone as far as firing a 30-year nurse the day after a strike notice was filed.  Management's primary goal appears to be a broken union.  The nurses have tried to negotiate, but now feel that a strike is their only last-resort option.  Call Anne at 319-350-1094 or 563-557-5832 if you'd like information on how to support these union health care providers, most of whom have lived and worked in Dubuque their entire lives.

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=122270

2) The Oman trade agreement (OFTA) is the latest version of NAFTA and CAFTA — only worse.  Cong. Leonard Boswell has yet to take a position on whether he supports or opposes a bill that has been negotiated in secret with a country that bans independent labor unions.  Any Iowan concerned with international human rights and the damage that these kinds of trade agreements are doing to our own communities should contact Cong. Boswell's office immediately at 515- 282-1909.

http://www.citizenstrade.org/pdf/Oman_Sign-On_Letter,_6-27-06.pdf

Dave Leshtz
Working Families Win
319-621-4205 dleshtz@ia.net
www.workingfamilieswin.org