An urgent message from Progress Iowa:

Today a subcommittee in the Iowa House of Representatives will consider a bill copied directly from the ALEC playbook — click here and tell them to represent Iowa, not ALEC!

After just one week in session, the Legislature is at it again.

They are ignoring Iowans and instead catering to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an out-of-state corporate interest group.

During the session’s opening days, House Republicans introduced House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1), which would put “right-to-work” language into our constitution.

“Right-to-work” is a dangerous law that attacks middle and working class Iowans; the law leads to lower wages, more workplace injuries and deaths, and lower investment in education.

As if all of that wasn’t bad enough, this ALEC law is already exists in Iowa, making the House’s first bill of the year a complete waste of time and tax dollars.

Why would they waste our time and our money? Because the Iowa House of Representatives is more concerned with pleasing ALEC than representing the needs of Iowans.

This morning, a 3-member House subcommittee will consider HJR1 — will you sign our petition and tell them to represent Iowa instead of ALEC?

Our petition is very straightforward, and ends by saying:

“Instead of putting into the constitution a bad law that already exists, the House should focus on creating jobs, strengthening our schools, or tackling any of the other issues facing our state. Please reject HJR1 — we need our legislature to represent Iowa, not ALEC.”

Our legislators clearly have the wrong priorities as they start the session. But if enough of us take action, they will see that Iowans demand true democracy, not elected officials who care more about their corporate funders than real solutions for our state.

Tell the Iowa House to reject HJR1 and the influence of ALEC by signing our petition:

If you have any questions or wish to get more involved, please contact me at matt@progressiowa.org.

Thank you for all you do.
Matt Sinovic
Progress Iowa

P.S. We know this won’t be the end of ALEC’s attempts to influence our legislature. Make a donation today to help us take action in the days and weeks ahead.

Click here to learn more about ALEC, House Joint Resolution 1, and its impact on the middle class